Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-12-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 6
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
734 head
307 vs last sale 1,041 260 vs year ago 994 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
28 vs last sale 109 86 vs year ago 167 · 51.5%
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 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was moderate 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
BullsLow1,575111.721,76073
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47792.741,370142
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20489.811,081206
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00877.13777157

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)1,195$1,35922
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$1,27418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,4506

Every lot, as filed

20 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46990.65/cwt82.00–95.001,33299
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20282.69/cwt81.00–84.009944
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23397.87/cwt94.00–104.001,20732
CowsLean 85-90%1,05882.10/cwt75.00–85.5086979
CowsLean 85-90%1,06287.86/cwt85.00–92.0093335
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49697.55/cwt95.00–104.001,45943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19888.46/cwt84.00–94.001,060170
CowsLean 85-90%95265.44/cwt60.00–73.0062323
CowsLean 85-90%77752.13/cwt49.00–55.0040520
Bulls1,482100.88/cwt98.50–102.001,4953
Bulls1,912121.01/cwt116.00–125.002,3147
Bulls1,660110.80/cwt103.00–116.501,83949
BullsReturn to Feed1,14092.09/cwt87.00–97.001,0508
BullsReturn to Feed1,120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5686
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,274.18/head1,270.00–1,275.001,27418
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,027116.65/cwt111.00–127.501,1987
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2974103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,00311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4071,625.71/head1,550.00–1,675.001,6266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,259.59/head1,200.00–1,365.001,26016

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.