Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-03-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
628 head
11 vs last sale 617 319 vs year ago 947 · 33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
108 vs last sale 212 521 vs year ago 625 · 83.4%
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 and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 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
BullsAverage1,613150.442,42789
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,352135.041,8263thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,473120.321,77292
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207117.331,416189
CowsLean 85-90%Average98098.90969129

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)1,086$2,14714
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,96716
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$1,9037
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$1,67617
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,25010
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,9557
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,3003thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bulls1,725134.26/cwt124.00–139.002,31630
Bulls1,914144.78/cwt139.50–158.002,77133
Bulls1,570117.09/cwt115.00–120.001,8382
BullsReturn to Feed1,064181.23/cwt169.00–192.501,92824
CowsLean 85-90%99899.36/cwt90.00–104.0099261
CowsLean 85-90%1,041110.32/cwt104.00–117.001,14844
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2292,052.22/head1,900.00–2,250.002,05213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,825.92/head1,800.00–1,850.001,82611
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,25010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,091150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0862,146.58/head2,100.00–2,300.002,14714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1721,903.47/head1,600.00–2,100.001,9037
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203113.29/cwt105.00–117.001,36394
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210121.33/cwt116.00–128.001,46895
Stock CowsMedium 2742142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0231,954.75/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1241,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4672
CowsLean 85-90%80269.87/cwt60.00–75.0056013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438114.82/cwt105.00–119.001,65131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492123.83/cwt119.00–131.001,84859
CowsLean 85-90%84285.00/cwt77.50–88.0071611
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,352135.04/cwt132.00–137.001,8263

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.