Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-15

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 15
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,361 head
324 vs last sale 1,037 311 vs year ago 1,050 · +29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,349 head
1,245 vs last sale 104 1,243 vs year ago 106 · +1,172.6%
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 and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. The replacement auction included several high quality lots. The top selling cow-calf pairs sold for 2,675.00 and the top selling bred cows sold for 2,450.00.

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
BullsAverage1,687111.211,87766
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44390.261,303294
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19488.621,058441
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04479.15826259

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)1,126$1,81656
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$1,691457
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$1,59470
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$1,30664
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,056$2,02563
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)924$1,37139
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,1008
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,512$2,4475
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,4505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,011$2,41729
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,160136
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,186$1,69068

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 11,5122,447.35/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4475
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1202,645.00/head2,625.00–2,675.002,64515
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0941,837.50/head1,600.00–2,000.001,83816
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2162,470.83/head2,325.00–2,575.002,47112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,340.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,34015
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70022
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0562,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,02563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2142,018.96/head1,600.00–2,450.002,019207
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1371,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0508
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1877191.27/cwt190.00–192.001,67711
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,4554
Stock CowsMedium 1-2845131.57/cwt120.00–135.001,11220
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1311,818.04/head1,750.00–1,860.001,81837
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,55021
Stock CowsLarge 11,025108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1073
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,188146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7344
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2891139.37/cwt132.50–152.501,24213
Bred CowsMedium 29261,182.97/head850.00–1,400.001,18324
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1861,689.71/head1,300.00–2,100.001,69068
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,166.46/head1,800.00–2,400.002,16682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,458.71/head1,250.00–1,650.001,459218
Bred HeifersMedium 2736944.41/head875.00–1,150.0094417
Bred HeifersMedium 2710900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1141,341.88/head1,200.00–1,550.001,34233
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1051,975.32/head1,900.00–2,000.001,97535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2291,269.97/head1,150.00–1,350.001,27054
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29851,725.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7258
Bulls1,640110.64/cwt105.00–115.001,81437
Bulls1,912118.29/cwt115.00–125.002,26219
Bulls1,43699.88/cwt85.00–106.001,43410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19197.77/cwt94.00–105.001,16455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20579.65/cwt77.50–80.0096012
CowsLean 85-90%98465.73/cwt55.00–74.0064745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19487.56/cwt80.00–93.001,045374
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43591.52/cwt87.00–98.001,313188
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593102.89/cwt98.00–116.001,63920
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42684.57/cwt79.00–87.501,20686
CowsLean 85-90%1,06081.05/cwt75.00–88.00859179
CowsLean 85-90%1,04990.51/cwt87.00–98.0094932
CowsLean 85-90%90346.10/cwt40.00–52.504163

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.