Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-03-27

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 27
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
671 head
540 vs last sale 1,211 83 vs year ago 754 · 11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
915 vs last sale 1,022 3 vs year ago 104 · +2.9%
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 last week slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. The top slaughter cow sold for 149.00 and the top slaughter bull sold for 186.00.

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
BullsAverage1,618163.012,63869
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,484134.461,99684
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215130.071,580157
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033115.501,193153

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)1,080$2,07711
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$1,7905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,6004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)811$1,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$3,09417
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,032$2,32117

Every lot, as filed

28 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 27951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,222.73/head2,050.00–3,000.002,22311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1193,425.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Bulls1,672152.88/cwt144.00–160.502,55616
Bulls1,820168.59/cwt160.00–186.003,06836
Bulls1,389132.89/cwt127.50–137.501,8464
BullsReturn to Feed1,053185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9489
BullsReturn to Feed1,085134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525141.82/cwt137.00–149.002,16327
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1811203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6463
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,027144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28111,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215127.66/cwt121.00–133.001,551110
Bred CowsMedium 28901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,075166.94/cwt160.00–177.001,7957
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1931,790.00/head1,790.00–1,790.001,7905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1022,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2008
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5283
CowsLean 85-90%1,083128.93/cwt124.00–143.001,39636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215135.71/cwt131.00–147.001,64947
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465130.97/cwt122.50–137.001,91957
CowsLean 85-90%94296.83/cwt90.00–102.5091214
CowsLean 85-90%1,047116.89/cwt105.00–123.001,22495
CowsLean 85-90%79671.16/cwt60.00–75.005668

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.