Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-07-12

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 12
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,363 head
687 vs last sale 676 62 vs year ago 1,301 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
306 head
209 vs last sale 97 193 vs year ago 113 · +170.8%
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 2.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,647122.412,01668
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,760126.002,2181thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,433104.381,496207
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19699.201,187400
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00684.96855358

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)1,190$1,7508
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$1,43680
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,0503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)891$97333
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$1,6756
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,75618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$1,55519
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$1,4007

Every lot, as filed

37 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 28201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,933.33/head1,900.00–1,950.001,93312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4007
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2935123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1508
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,034155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6035
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2922159.05/cwt147.00–167.501,4667
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2762134.42/cwt130.00–140.001,0249
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2101,609.27/head1,550.00–1,700.001,60925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,449.40/head1,200.00–1,625.001,44939
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0961,130.34/head1,100.00–1,150.001,13016
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6756
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,053120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2648
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1838176.76/cwt160.00–185.001,48115
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27831,583.33/head1,450.00–1,700.001,58315
Bred CowsMedium 2812881.56/head800.00–975.008829
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29511,019.38/head1,000.00–1,065.001,01920
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2770950.00/head950.00–950.009504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,000170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
BullsReturn to Feed1,058148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5663
Bulls1,913131.84/cwt125.00–144.002,52218
Bulls1,596108.01/cwt103.00–111.001,7248
Bulls1,580119.05/cwt111.00–126.001,88139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217105.31/cwt103.00–112.001,28288
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15988.74/cwt81.00–93.001,02824
CowsLean 85-90%1,03390.32/cwt83.00–95.00933140
CowsLean 85-90%1,03597.76/cwt95.00–105.001,01273
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,760126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2181
CowsLean 85-90%98377.04/cwt70.00–82.50757120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19398.21/cwt93.00–103.001,172288
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49187.86/cwt83.00–91.001,3104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410102.35/cwt94.00–111.001,443163
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523114.30/cwt110.00–123.501,74140
CowsLean 85-90%88155.62/cwt37.50–65.0049025

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.