Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-05-31

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 31
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
72 vs last sale 928 402 vs year ago 1,402 · 28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
231 head
44 vs last sale 187 624 vs year ago 855 · 73.0%
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 lower. Supply was heavy with 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
BullsHigh1,696121.152,05444
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,449101.901,477145
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18598.031,161349
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01585.21865308

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,38513
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,34942
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$9253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)828$1,6758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,6429

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 and Large 21,1501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2754
Bulls1,870131.61/cwt127.50–136.002,46111
Bulls1,285105.62/cwt101.00–109.001,3574
Bulls1,686119.32/cwt111.00–127.002,01229
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212105.39/cwt103.00–112.001,27755
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39690.66/cwt86.00–93.001,2668
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,429100.37/cwt95.00–105.501,434102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,521108.91/cwt105.50–119.001,65735
CowsLean 85-90%87250.90/cwt40.00–59.004448
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18786.50/cwt81.00–90.501,02717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17997.27/cwt88.50–103.001,147277
CowsLean 85-90%1,02486.49/cwt76.00–93.50886192
CowsLean 85-90%1,05595.75/cwt93.00–102.001,01065
CowsLean 85-90%93969.96/cwt61.00–77.5065743
Stock CowsMedium 2872100.38/cwt97.50–112.5087515
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2942115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0834
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,641.67/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6429
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1891,542.14/head1,475.00–1,675.001,54213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0641,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,38513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,043147.95/cwt140.00–172.501,54310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,076136.31/cwt135.00–140.001,46717
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2853116.18/cwt115.00–118.0099110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0961,261.14/head1,100.00–1,375.001,26125
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2950925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8754
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,073114.84/cwt107.50–130.001,23265

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.