Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-01

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 1
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
632 head
365 vs last sale 997 736 vs year ago 1,368 · 53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
25 vs last sale 100 992 vs year ago 1,067 · 93.0%
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. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,734158.832,75466
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,437128.481,846130
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221125.251,529219
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014117.371,190135

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,0505
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,92715
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,6508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$2,4297

Every lot, as filed

25 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 29602,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bulls1,791159.47/cwt147.50–171.002,85643
Bulls1,879174.55/cwt170.00–185.003,28011
Bulls1,531143.15/cwt132.00–147.502,1929
BullsReturn to Feed1,000139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3903
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416125.76/cwt119.00–133.501,78194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494137.52/cwt134.00–147.502,05533
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,011189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,9114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2933162.85/cwt152.50–175.001,51914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0504
CowsLean 85-90%1,007117.19/cwt111.00–123.501,18088
Stock CowsMedium 1-2846151.22/cwt145.00–160.001,2799
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6508
Bred CowsMedium 1-29851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1891202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8044
CowsLean 85-90%982105.26/cwt97.00–110.001,03421
CowsLean 85-90%1,064127.74/cwt124.00–133.001,35926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217131.57/cwt128.00–142.501,60146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219124.20/cwt117.00–129.501,514164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266112.15/cwt110.00–115.001,4209
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452114.28/cwt111.00–116.001,6593

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.