Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-01-03

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 3
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
618 head
417 vs last sale 1,035 162 vs year ago 780 · 20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
1,906 vs last sale 2,025 24 vs year ago 143 · 16.8%
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 the sale 2 weeks ago slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very 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
BullsHigh1,798120.092,16048
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49097.501,453163
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22293.531,143152
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03183.82864140

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)1,185$1,51124
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,074$1,13355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$2,0004thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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%1,560103.61/cwt98.50–120.001,61657
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45294.60/cwt86.00–99.001,374103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44881.18/cwt77.50–84.001,1753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26380.41/cwt70.00–84.001,01614
CowsLean 85-90%1,05683.66/cwt77.50–90.0088386
CowsLean 85-90%1,02095.88/cwt91.00–107.5097832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238100.34/cwt96.00–111.001,24257
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20391.01/cwt82.50–96.501,09581
CowsLean 85-90%84844.97/cwt37.50–57.503813
CowsLean 85-90%96270.40/cwt60.00–76.0067719
Bulls1,879124.40/cwt118.00–138.002,33730
Bulls1,664112.91/cwt105.00–118.001,87918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0391,093.22/head900.00–1,185.001,09338
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130140.64/cwt126.00–148.501,5897
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,002115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1573
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,5244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,422.50/head1,350.00–1,550.001,42316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred CowsMedium 29801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,341.40/head1,285.00–1,400.001,34113
Bred CowsMedium 2-3980835.00/head835.00–835.008354

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.