Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-12-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 20
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,035 head
140 vs last sale 895 529 vs year ago 506 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2,025 head
1,980 vs last sale 45 1,850 vs year ago 175 · +1,057.1%
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 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonight. Several hundred high quality replacement cattle were in the offering. The top bred cows sold for 2,800 per head and the top cow-calf pairs sold for 3,400. There was standing room only for this last auction of the year with 3,060 head in the sale offering. This was the largest cow auction this year at JRS. The total number of cattle sold by Joplin Regional Stockyards this year is just under 550,000 head.

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
BullsLow1,580113.881,79977
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42995.031,358209
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20393.181,121304
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01579.75810182

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)1,208$2,27888
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$1,851521
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,48211
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$1,47825
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$1,318156
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,43382
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,026$2,295319
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,085$1,8006
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,680$2,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,536$2,2045
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,45017
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,059$2,65753
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$2,480141
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,106$1,73824
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)867$1,8508

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-21,6802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 11,5703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5281,980.36/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1042,177.78/head1,800.00–2,500.002,17872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0903,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,45017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1072,942.11/head2,700.00–3,100.002,94219
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18671,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8508
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0542,403.34/head2,200.00–2,600.002,403274
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2522,066.99/head1,700.00–2,425.002,067233
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2862145.78/cwt144.00–152.001,25717
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1814186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,51411
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,115109.08/cwt104.00–115.001,21615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2986150.11/cwt145.00–160.001,48010
Bred CowsMedium 29021,406.15/head1,200.00–1,550.001,40620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3331,560.04/head1,500.00–1,600.001,56016
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28561,696.10/head1,500.00–1,825.001,69631
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50077
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2342,260.09/head1,900.00–2,500.002,26073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1021,566.67/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5679
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1751,072.32/head985.00–1,300.001,07251
Bred CowsMedium 28751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,342.07/head1,185.00–1,700.001,34281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0551,415.52/head1,100.00–1,575.001,41637
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1082,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1781,882.91/head1,800.00–2,200.001,88319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,700.11/head1,400.00–1,850.001,700221
Bulls1,34695.39/cwt91.50–103.001,28413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,481.82/head1,450.00–1,500.001,48211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1132,697.53/head2,600.00–2,800.002,69810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1662,890.54/head2,500.00–3,050.002,89137
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0582,709.09/head2,600.00–2,750.002,70933
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
BullsReturn to Feed1,206106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2783
BullsReturn to Feed1,135102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1584
Bulls1,529111.38/cwt104.00–117.501,70326
Bulls1,815126.02/cwt116.00–141.002,28731
CowsLean 85-90%92468.22/cwt60.00–72.0063022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24379.41/cwt72.00–85.0098710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21090.39/cwt84.00–96.001,094183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51380.46/cwt78.00–81.001,2175
CowsLean 85-90%92947.37/cwt41.00–58.0044010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40092.48/cwt85.00–96.001,295121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46799.62/cwt96.00–110.001,46183
CowsLean 85-90%1,03181.14/cwt75.00–87.00837108
CowsLean 85-90%1,04489.91/cwt87.00–98.0093942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18899.03/cwt95.00–108.001,176111

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.