Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-01-11

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 11
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,366 head
586 vs last sale 780 648 vs year ago 718 · +90.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
754 head
611 vs last sale 143 580 vs year ago 174 · +333.3%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement sale this evening. Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-6.00 lower. In the replacement portion of the sale the offering consisted of several quality lots. Bidding was very active. 28 head of reputation Red Angus bred heifers traded at 2,000.00. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,612103.491,66892
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42471.801,023239
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20569.38836399
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03658.37605441

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,235409
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,1503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,10478
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$88125
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)984$1,81557
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,71217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,25213
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,0729

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,82510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,005975.00/head975.00–975.009754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0681,190.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29831,290.63/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2918
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,009719.68/head550.00–850.0072016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2871,066.68/head1,000.00–1,125.001,06732
Bred CowsMedium 2870700.00/head700.00–700.007009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,014880.74/head700.00–1,100.0088125
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1505
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19881,635.78/head1,600.00–1,700.001,63629
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,101107.71/cwt105.00–108.501,18613
Stock CowsMedium 1-293672.00/cwt72.00–72.006745
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-284697.56/cwt92.00–106.5082515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,35030
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,065861.32/head775.00–935.0086143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,122.19/head900.00–1,300.001,122203
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2091,518.00/head1,350.00–1,675.001,518154
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy9802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00028
BullsReturn to Feed1,107116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,28418
Bulls1,944108.47/cwt104.00–118.002,10926
Bulls1,40883.72/cwt74.00–86.001,17910
Bulls1,67799.35/cwt94.00–104.001,66638
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25161.38/cwt59.00–63.007685
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20168.39/cwt63.00–72.50821323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40670.84/cwt67.00–74.50996169
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48576.29/cwt74.50–82.501,13357
CowsLean 85-90%1,06368.05/cwt65.00–74.0072380
CowsLean 85-90%96641.12/cwt32.50–48.0039740
CowsLean 85-90%87124.75/cwt20.00–29.0021613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22174.43/cwt72.00–82.5090971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39664.63/cwt59.00–67.0090213
CowsLean 85-90%1,04559.51/cwt50.00–65.00622308

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.