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

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 2
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
874 head
215 vs last sale 659 51 vs year ago 925 · 5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,329 head
1,211 vs last sale 118 773 vs year ago 556 · +139.0%
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 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The top selling slaughter bull brought 151.00. In the replacement sale this evening high quality replacements were in demand. 55 head of fancy 3rd stage bred heifers led the sale at 2,800.00. Close behind was as set of 3rd stage bred cows that went across the block at 2,650.00. A high percentage of the cattle were of superior quality with very active bidding.

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
BullsHigh1,613135.622,18844
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,413117.021,654266
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,196114.341,368234
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,006100.871,015188

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)1,141$2,16635
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$2,048568
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,703112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$1,67457
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,60015
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,064$2,515137
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)998$1,84539
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,6005
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,323$1,8684thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,22512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$2,18438
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,076$2,06715
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$1,93611

Every lot, as filed

45 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3231,868.43/head1,600.00–2,200.001,8684
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,225.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,22512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0772,177.78/head1,900.00–2,400.002,17827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65011
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0781,719.84/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7208
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2212,130.49/head1,800.00–2,550.002,130413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1771,710.06/head1,500.00–1,850.001,710131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2941157.63/cwt145.00–165.001,48317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2818135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,124130.06/cwt128.00–135.001,46227
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,616.26/head1,500.00–1,725.001,61620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60015
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29751,875.91/head1,600.00–1,950.001,87626
Stock CowsMedium 2813122.87/cwt114.00–135.009999
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1891182.89/cwt172.50–205.001,63013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,540.64/head1,350.00–1,690.001,54153
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80055
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0502,389.77/head2,200.00–2,550.002,39074
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,2972,332.74/head2,300.00–2,400.002,33313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3131,705.19/head1,700.00–1,775.001,70537
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2721,848.19/head1,700.00–2,050.001,84859
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1452,268.69/head2,000.00–2,450.002,26930
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0762,066.67/head1,950.00–2,200.002,06715
BullsReturn to Feed972149.67/cwt137.50–160.001,4557
Bulls1,684126.76/cwt118.00–133.002,13519
Bulls1,788139.50/cwt133.00–151.002,49418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430121.60/cwt117.00–131.001,739119
CowsLean 85-90%89180.27/cwt76.00–88.0071511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,399114.24/cwt106.00–119.001,598139
CowsLean 85-90%1,032110.19/cwt106.00–115.001,13769
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41997.31/cwt87.50–104.001,3818
CowsLean 85-90%83263.27/cwt52.50–72.5052615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25897.14/cwt95.00–97.501,2227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219119.47/cwt114.00–126.001,456101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175111.18/cwt100.00–115.001,306126
CowsLean 85-90%1,028102.46/cwt90.00–107.501,05393

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.