Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-07-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 17
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
486 head
108 vs last sale 594 270 vs year ago 756 · 35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
91 vs last sale 144 41 vs year ago 94 · 43.6%
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 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was light 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
BullsLow1,451160.022,32272
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,444140.282,02683
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228138.591,703141
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025121.261,243147

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)1,178$2,06520
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,8003thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0914
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5023
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,964.60/head1,850.00–2,200.001,96514
CowsLean 85-90%935112.48/cwt105.00–119.001,05240
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555127.14/cwt125.00–128.501,9776
CowsLean 85-90%86592.43/cwt78.00–102.5080013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494148.50/cwt144.00–157.502,21912
CowsLean 85-90%1,077136.03/cwt132.50–145.501,46531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216146.98/cwt143.00–162.001,78729
Bulls1,669154.33/cwt145.00–161.002,5767
BullsReturn to Feed1,008141.80/cwt140.00–143.001,42930
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266124.34/cwt120.00–127.501,5748
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1835218.82/cwt200.00–231.001,82713
Bulls1,690172.83/cwt164.00–181.002,92122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425139.97/cwt132.00–144.001,99565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229137.35/cwt129.00–143.001,688104
CowsLean 85-90%1,090125.52/cwt119.00–133.001,36863
Bulls1,953183.43/cwt177.50–191.003,58213

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.