Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-02-14

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 14
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
512 head
232 vs last sale 744 6 vs year ago 518 · 1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
3 vs last sale 116 106 vs year ago 219 · 48.4%
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 steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. Supply was light 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
BullsHigh1,800133.302,39933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457109.331,593102
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227106.371,305107
CowsLean 85-90%High94686.18815176

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)1,087$1,59832
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,5005
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,530.16/head1,400.00–1,600.001,53024
BullsReturn to Feed1,175165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9392
Bulls1,830128.69/cwt117.00–132.502,35522
Bulls1,864137.54/cwt134.00–141.002,5649
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23591.99/cwt90.00–95.001,1364
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,434107.25/cwt100.00–111.001,53865
CowsLean 85-90%1,040104.39/cwt100.00–107.501,08626
CowsLean 85-90%1,00393.49/cwt87.00–101.0093861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220104.29/cwt97.50–109.001,27267
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504115.20/cwt111.00–124.001,73333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44394.67/cwt91.00–97.501,3664
CowsLean 85-90%94281.63/cwt70.00–86.5076954
CowsLean 85-90%78366.92/cwt52.50–72.0052435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238111.83/cwt108.00–116.501,38436
Bred CowsMedium 1-29201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Stock CowsMedium 2820119.00/cwt119.00–119.009765
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1912177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6199
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,132143.96/cwt135.00–154.501,63039

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.