Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-04-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 17
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,096 head
130 vs last sale 966 269 vs year ago 827 · +32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
37 vs last sale 145 47 vs year ago 155 · 30.3%
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 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. The top slaughter bull was a Limousin weighing 2,330 lbs. selling for 190.00. Supply was heavy with 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
BullsHigh1,666158.792,64564
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,427127.281,816177
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205126.451,523306
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,030116.711,203357

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)1,127$1,91330
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,256$1,58414
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,4253thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,0005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$2,20217

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bulls2,027173.79/cwt167.00–190.003,52310
BullsReturn to Feed1,130170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9213
CowsLean 85-90%81984.13/cwt52.50–94.0068920
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477134.27/cwt131.00–138.001,98330
CowsLean 85-90%1,049127.65/cwt123.00–135.001,33980
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205131.86/cwt128.00–137.501,58992
Bulls1,505142.19/cwt126.00–150.002,14012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7008
Bulls1,664159.19/cwt149.00–168.002,64939
CowsLean 85-90%1,059118.19/cwt110.00–123.001,252214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,417125.85/cwt120.00–131.501,783147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203124.62/cwt119.00–128.001,499205
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0682,355.56/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3569
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27752,030.00/head1,960.00–2,100.002,0308
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1843190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3132,256.00/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,584.28/head1,550.00–1,600.001,58414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885156.57/cwt150.00–165.001,38617
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0891,890.06/head1,750.00–2,000.001,89016
CowsLean 85-90%952104.16/cwt93.00–108.0099243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243112.69/cwt108.50–116.001,4019

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.