Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-05-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 17
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
804 head
364 vs last sale 1,168 23 vs year ago 781 · +2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
69 vs last sale 309 140 vs year ago 100 · +140.0%
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 sold 4.00-8.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. 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
BullsHigh1,678116.731,95953
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434102.591,471130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18797.331,155223
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02086.04878269

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)1,193$1,32153
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,196$1,20559
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,1303thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,15410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)842$1,45419

Every lot, as filed

29 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 29601,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6854
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0671,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2321,256.18/head1,230.00–1,385.001,25644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0901,055.00/head1,055.00–1,055.001,05515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1621,325.21/head1,210.00–1,385.001,32536
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,041115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1974
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1882150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3233
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,137112.98/cwt107.50–120.001,28517
Stock CowsMedium 2866110.00/cwt110.00–110.009534
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2875112.50/cwt112.50–112.509844
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0341,173.31/head1,050.00–1,360.001,1737
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4141,409.31/head1,375.00–1,485.001,40910
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0671,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2804
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29811,069.20/head1,040.00–1,100.001,0696
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1973159.96/cwt146.00–170.001,55623
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,5993
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 27901,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,31012
Bulls1,748125.45/cwt119.00–133.002,19323
Bulls1,370101.69/cwt96.00–106.001,3934
Bulls1,664111.32/cwt101.00–121.001,85226
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17394.75/cwt82.00–98.501,111140
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210101.68/cwt97.50–115.001,23083
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,404100.31/cwt93.00–104.501,40894
CowsLean 85-90%95170.60/cwt61.00–73.0067128
CowsLean 85-90%83350.09/cwt40.00–57.504179
CowsLean 85-90%1,04793.64/cwt91.00–98.00980116
CowsLean 85-90%1,02484.96/cwt74.00–91.00870116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512108.53/cwt104.00–117.001,64136

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.