Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-04

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 4
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
525 head
260 vs last sale 785 577 vs year ago 1,102 · 52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
51 vs last sale 169 2 vs year ago 120 · 1.7%
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 3.00-6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate 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
BullsHigh1,546115.011,77844
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459104.081,51881
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19595.291,139101
CowsLean 85-90%Low98781.44804189

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)1,337$1,89626
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,503$1,7516
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,052$1,7104thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,3753thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,060$1,8452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$2,06712

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1-21,0601,845.00/head1,845.00–1,845.001,8452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5031,750.58/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7516
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0521,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4752,164.42/head1,900.00–2,475.002,16413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,627.20/head1,435.00–1,800.001,62713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1874188.16/cwt177.50–208.001,64512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2809156.70/cwt150.00–162.501,2686
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5009
Stock CowsMedium 2883110.00/cwt110.00–110.009715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2810132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0733
Stock CowsMedium 2-3845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009723
BullsReturn to Feed1,295126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6323
Bulls1,544115.43/cwt109.00–120.001,78219
Bulls1,819125.13/cwt120.00–130.002,2769
Bulls1,419104.86/cwt96.00–109.001,48813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25381.26/cwt80.00–85.001,0187
CowsLean 85-90%89272.65/cwt67.50–82.5064838
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18594.61/cwt88.00–101.001,12174
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212102.71/cwt100.00–112.501,24520
CowsLean 85-90%1,00253.94/cwt32.50–67.5054032
CowsLean 85-90%1,01290.37/cwt82.00–95.0091599
CowsLean 85-90%1,02297.92/cwt95.00–104.001,00120
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433103.48/cwt98.00–110.001,48360
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,577114.29/cwt111.00–123.001,80213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45991.98/cwt87.50–96.001,3428

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.