Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-08

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 8
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
896 head
374 vs last sale 522 359 vs year ago 537 · +66.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
633 head
503 vs last sale 130 555 vs year ago 78 · +711.5%
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 Breaker and Boner slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower with Lean slaughter cows trading steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher. In the evening replacement sale bidding was very active including internet bidding.

A package of 4 year old third stage bred cows traded at 2,600.00 per head. High quality third stage 2 year old heifers traded at 2,200.00 per head. 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
BullsAverage1,732109.701,90035
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43687.141,252163
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21484.301,024197
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96765.44633372

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 (2-4 yrs)1,077$1,95252
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$1,394198
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,2256
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$1,18350
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,207$1,8504thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)964$1,601145
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,2504thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-21,0601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1042,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,353.88/head1,050.00–1,550.001,35470
Bred CowsMedium 21,060943.75/head850.00–1,000.0094416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3391,327.59/head1,225.00–1,350.001,32820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,117891.44/head850.00–950.0089128
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1683
Stock CowsLarge 11,335127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,7023
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,143123.41/cwt120.00–127.501,4116
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,142106.58/cwt103.00–117.501,21717
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2506
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29351,461.73/head1,000.00–1,600.001,462100
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0622,011.29/head1,900.00–2,200.002,01139
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2071,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy721174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,25540
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,065146.38/cwt143.00–160.001,55913
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3996714.64/head700.00–800.0071512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0991,962.42/head1,800.00–2,200.001,96230
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0241,690.62/head1,600.00–1,775.001,69116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2291,841.13/head1,450.00–2,200.001,84172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,086.26/head875.00–1,200.001,08630
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2256
BullsReturn to Feed1,19394.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1213
Bulls1,950115.24/cwt109.00–124.002,24720
Bulls1,504104.38/cwt96.00–109.001,57012
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight67540.00/cwt40.00–40.0027011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22672.42/cwt66.00–76.0088824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21583.29/cwt76.50–89.001,012110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20990.59/cwt88.50–96.001,09563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42187.00/cwt78.00–91.001,236105
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46193.05/cwt91.00–99.001,35940
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47274.81/cwt67.50–78.001,10118
CowsLean 85-90%1,06081.00/cwt77.00–87.0085976
CowsLean 85-90%90155.56/cwt50.00–58.0050167
CowsLean 85-90%99769.52/cwt60.00–77.50693178
CowsLean 85-90%85241.23/cwt30.00–47.5035140

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.