Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-08

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 8
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,037 head
344 vs last sale 693 494 vs year ago 1,531 · 32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
15 vs last sale 89 619 vs year ago 723 · 85.6%
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 3.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady. 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
BullsAverage1,646112.451,85169
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45393.561,359169
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20690.181,088398
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01878.66801235

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)1,127$1,43048
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)821$1,3507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,9503thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%99249.66/cwt42.50–55.004937
CowsLean 85-90%92394.54/cwt90.00–100.0087324
CowsLean 85-90%98068.91/cwt56.00–75.0067573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570104.44/cwt102.00–106.001,64019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40585.40/cwt80.00–91.001,20038
CowsLean 85-90%1,05882.73/cwt76.00–90.00875131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20688.17/cwt81.00–94.501,063286
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20497.18/cwt94.50–106.001,170100
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4044
Stock CowsMedium 2-3721112.50/cwt112.50–112.508113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2951123.93/cwt121.00–127.501,1798
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,133112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2694
Bred CowsMedium 29801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29851,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3852
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1254
BullsReturn to Feed1,242114.40/cwt110.00–120.001,4216
BullsReturn to Feed1,046141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4753
Bulls1,700111.20/cwt105.00–117.001,89041
Bulls1,887121.92/cwt117.00–130.002,30111
Bulls1,56693.66/cwt80.00–106.001,4678
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23779.59/cwt71.00–82.5098512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44994.49/cwt89.00–100.001,369112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1871178.67/cwt175.00–187.501,55610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,403.45/head1,300.00–1,550.001,40333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2141,766.86/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7677
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503

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.