Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-01-25

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 25
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
288 vs last sale 512 383 vs year ago 607 · 63.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
82 vs last sale 127 806 vs year ago 851 · 94.7%
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

Not enough receipts for a market comparison. Heavy snow in parts of the area caused the supply to be light. Slaughter cows traded up to 92. Total supply was light 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
BullsAverage1,40592.491,30030
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53784.741,30250
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17678.8792864
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01666.6467732

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)1,246$1,06810
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$1,8386
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$1,5437

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 281675.00/cwt75.00–75.006123
Bulls1,46394.78/cwt90.00–99.001,3878
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1931,837.50/head1,675.00–1,900.001,8386
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1141,542.86/head1,350.00–1,850.001,5437
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,287.33/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2875
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,142848.41/head800.00–900.008485
Stock CowsLarge 11,11590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0042
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299190.84/cwt84.00–94.009008
Bulls1,790108.97/cwt104.00–113.001,9516
Bulls1,32185.73/cwt73.50–94.001,13210
BullsReturn to Feed1,08484.20/cwt80.00–88.009136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14076.00/cwt70.00–80.0086634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21782.12/cwt78.00–89.0099930
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50280.92/cwt73.00–85.501,21517
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55586.71/cwt85.00–92.001,34833
CowsLean 85-90%87748.72/cwt45.00–52.504273
CowsLean 85-90%1,02461.40/cwt56.00–67.5062910
CowsLean 85-90%1,03372.22/cwt66.00–79.0074619

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.