Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-08

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 8
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
693 head
61 vs last sale 632 475 vs year ago 1,168 · 40.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
4 vs last sale 75 238 vs year ago 309 · 77.0%
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 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate 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
BullsLow1,627161.912,63557
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,441130.391,879144
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217129.261,573179
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,016116.881,188185

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)1,243$1,8258
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,47020

Every lot, as filed

19 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 CowsMedium and Large 11,3801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
CowsLean 85-90%86786.54/cwt75.00–96.0075012
CowsLean 85-90%998129.75/cwt125.00–141.001,29543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470136.18/cwt133.00–144.002,00244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233134.00/cwt129.00–144.001,65268
Bulls1,569137.62/cwt129.00–146.002,1597
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5643
CowsLean 85-90%970105.98/cwt95.00–121.001,02837
Bulls1,743159.10/cwt149.00–172.502,77335
CowsLean 85-90%1,062119.19/cwt112.00–125.001,26693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207126.36/cwt118.00–133.001,525111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,431128.24/cwt120.00–133.001,83597
Bulls2,033173.69/cwt171.00–178.003,5315
BullsReturn to Feed1,061182.86/cwt174.00–187.501,94010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0601,469.93/head1,465.00–1,490.001,47020
Stock CowsMedium 2870136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1834
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,117161.46/cwt149.00–170.001,80423

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.