Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-02-21

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 21
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
944 head
432 vs last sale 512 309 vs year ago 635 · +48.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,415 head
1,302 vs last sale 113 1,363 vs year ago 52 · +2,621.2%
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 2.00-3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement sale with the special replacement auction tonite. A large crowd was on hand for the replacement special. Quality was in demand as top fancy bred cows sold for up to 3100.00 per head. Internet purchasing was very active. The quality was deep in the entire auction.

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
BullsAverage1,686131.432,21588
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471112.621,656133
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203110.121,325293
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95094.47898256

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)1,127$2,53975
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,194547
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,246$1,761100
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$1,73678
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$2,463147
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)945$2,14516
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)980$2,1004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,79036
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,78636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,7679
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,7004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,083$2,40012
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,029$1,75014

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,0402,775.00/head2,700.00–2,850.002,77530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2292,306.37/head1,900.00–2,850.002,306362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7758
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2142,998.29/head2,925.00–3,100.002,99837
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1202,510.13/head2,300.00–2,850.002,51020
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1901197.18/cwt183.00–210.001,77724
Stock CowsMedium 1-2939146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3717
Stock CowsMedium 2768126.63/cwt123.00–130.009736
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0651,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0009
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040135.99/cwt122.50–144.001,41435
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2921126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1607
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,0291,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1591,708.01/head1,350.00–1,850.001,70876
Bred CowsMedium 28741,380.63/head1,000.00–1,525.001,38132
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0492,383.22/head1,850.00–2,525.002,383117
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0202,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,57511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,667.50/head2,650.00–2,700.002,66820
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1642,972.73/head2,900.00–3,000.002,97311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,40012
Bred CowsMedium 29201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1442,550.00/head2,150.00–2,900.002,55015
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7506
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3705975.00/head975.00–975.0097514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2241,581.59/head1,500.00–1,700.001,58237
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3082,003.28/head1,700.00–2,250.002,00352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2132,970.15/head2,900.00–3,100.002,97058
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1253,081.82/head2,700.00–3,350.003,08211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,731.99/head1,510.00–1,850.001,73270
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0711,168.20/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1688
Bred CowsMedium 28051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8505
BullsReturn to Feed1,287122.89/cwt122.00–123.501,5825
Bulls1,662127.56/cwt119.00–134.002,12031
Bulls1,780137.33/cwt132.00–148.002,44446
Bulls1,417113.32/cwt112.00–117.001,6066
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212114.69/cwt111.00–121.001,390130
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20896.90/cwt96.00–98.001,1719
CowsLean 85-90%77063.66/cwt50.00–70.0049027
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195107.03/cwt97.00–112.001,279154
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448109.73/cwt102.00–113.001,58979
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504116.84/cwt112.00–128.001,75754
CowsLean 85-90%1,00295.27/cwt88.00–102.00955100
CowsLean 85-90%967109.64/cwt101.00–118.001,06087
CowsLean 85-90%90880.97/cwt74.00–85.0073542

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.