Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-15

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 15
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,226 head
533 vs last sale 693 422 vs year ago 804 · +52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
417 head
346 vs last sale 71 177 vs year ago 240 · +73.8%
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 2.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 4.00-8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. The top selling slaughter cow sold for 152.50 with the top slaughter bull at 191.00. In the replacement portion of the auction young quality bulls sold up to 3,950.00. A fancy set of heifer pairs sold for 3,550.00.

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
BullsAverage1,627171.442,78984
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,456135.111,968228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232131.191,616387
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,034122.281,264290

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)1,107$2,14519
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$1,871102
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$1,85015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$1,62256
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)833$1,3766
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,475$3,0002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,359$2,9779
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$3,3503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$2,83426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,056$2,24946
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,012$3,42820

Every lot, as filed

44 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 11,1392,988.64/head2,925.00–3,100.002,98911
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0123,427.50/head3,200.00–3,550.003,42820
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0403,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0782,289.13/head2,000.00–2,450.002,28923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0812,720.00/head2,500.00–3,050.002,72015
Bulls1,582166.76/cwt152.00–174.002,63832
Bulls1,829178.26/cwt171.00–191.003,26036
BullsReturn to Feed1,095179.51/cwt179.00–180.001,9666
BullsReturn to Feed1,190170.99/cwt169.00–172.502,0355
Bulls1,529143.09/cwt135.00–148.002,1885
CowsLean 85-90%81682.18/cwt72.50–92.506714
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3172,265.82/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,974.73/head1,775.00–2,150.001,97562
BullsMedium and Large 11,3803,332.97/head2,850.00–3,950.003,3336
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3762,040.31/head1,850.00–2,275.002,04017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,30011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2802,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,7844
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2960131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2583
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1935173.86/cwt165.00–180.001,62613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,576.93/head1,475.00–1,600.001,57743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0371,505.76/head1,400.00–1,610.001,50620
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1980193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8913
BullsMedium and Large 11,4753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,031157.60/cwt155.00–160.001,6256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0141,931.15/head1,750.00–2,250.001,9318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239129.44/cwt120.00–134.501,604302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,437132.19/cwt122.00–137.001,900161
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28331,376.11/head1,260.00–1,500.001,3766
Stock CowsMedium 2700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2253
Bred CowsMedium 29201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0008
CowsLean 85-90%922105.04/cwt95.00–111.0096827
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203138.57/cwt134.00–152.501,66781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503142.14/cwt137.00–150.002,13667
CowsLean 85-90%1,034131.44/cwt127.00–143.501,35988
CowsLean 85-90%1,057121.22/cwt112.00–128.001,281171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282113.75/cwt111.00–120.001,4584

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.