Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-04-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 26
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,162 head
335 vs last sale 827 361 vs year ago 801 · +45.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
34 vs last sale 155 52 vs year ago 137 · +38.0%
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

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,693113.241,91745
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43094.651,353198
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18291.481,082342
CowsLean 85-90%High96377.28744404

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)1,067$1,24343
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$9255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,7705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,72816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$1,2003thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bred CowsMedium 2805985.00/head985.00–985.009853
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2880925.00/head925.00–925.009255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,770.00/head1,770.00–1,770.001,7705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,049112.77/cwt95.00–131.001,18323
Stock CowsMedium 2743100.00/cwt100.00–100.007434
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2906110.97/cwt100.00–117.501,0055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0871,262.20/head1,100.00–1,450.001,26240
BullsReturn to Feed1,11398.35/cwt97.50–100.001,0953
Bulls1,706110.91/cwt100.00–114.001,89219
Bulls1,29995.70/cwt90.00–100.001,2434
Bulls1,855121.62/cwt114.00–135.002,25619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17790.44/cwt84.00–95.001,064284
CowsLean 85-90%1,03588.61/cwt86.00–96.00917101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40993.21/cwt86.50–97.001,313140
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20996.59/cwt95.00–102.501,16858
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495101.02/cwt97.00–109.001,51048
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40684.21/cwt83.00–85.001,18410
CowsLean 85-90%98579.96/cwt72.50–87.50788217
CowsLean 85-90%82461.58/cwt55.00–70.0050744
CowsLean 85-90%82152.64/cwt42.50–55.0043242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0441,627.27/head1,500.00–1,950.001,62711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1930151.70/cwt142.00–167.001,41124
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005131.44/cwt126.00–140.001,32115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,120131.96/cwt122.50–141.001,47815

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.