Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 26
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
607 head
61 vs last sale 668 301 vs year ago 908 · 33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
30 vs last sale 78 124 vs year ago 172 · 72.1%
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 4.00-6.00 higher with some high dressing breaking cows up to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top selling slaughter cows were red cross-breds weighing 1,331 lbs. and sold for 165.50.

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
BullsLow1,671174.982,92542
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,462149.492,18688
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,220145.911,780191
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001132.861,330135

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)1,485$2,4004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,238$2,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,6007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)984$2,2899

Every lot, as filed

21 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235148.87/cwt146.00–156.501,839105
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,502153.41/cwt149.00–165.502,30436
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2382,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred HeifersLarge 1985162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6013
Stock CowsMedium 2858167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4374
Bred HeifersMedium 2741216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6007
Bulls1,401149.07/cwt138.00–158.002,0885
CowsLean 85-90%962115.51/cwt108.00–120.001,11112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312130.46/cwt125.00–133.001,7125
CowsLean 85-90%1,06392.01/cwt71.00–102.009783
Bulls1,652170.57/cwt160.00–181.002,81819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435146.77/cwt140.00–149.002,10652
CowsLean 85-90%965130.38/cwt120.00–135.001,25864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195143.02/cwt135.00–146.001,70981
Bulls1,767186.83/cwt179.00–199.003,30118
CowsLean 85-90%1,047141.59/cwt136.00–153.001,48256

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.