Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-07-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 24
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
622 head
136 vs last sale 486 37 vs year ago 659 · 5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
32 vs last sale 53 33 vs year ago 118 · 28.0%
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 and 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
BullsAverage1,565170.262,66460
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454140.682,045126
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214138.461,681194
CowsLean 85-90%Low990124.811,235100

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)1,156$2,28317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,2004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,147$2,0709
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$1,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,6506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)731$1,3619

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-21,0902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6506
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37311,361.11/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3619
Bulls1,642171.11/cwt162.00–176.002,81017
Bulls1,827184.50/cwt178.00–195.003,37122
Bulls1,600153.33/cwt145.00–163.002,4538
BullsReturn to Feed1,205177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,1393
BullsReturn to Feed935148.86/cwt145.00–155.001,39210
CowsLean 85-90%924112.95/cwt105.00–117.001,04423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0992,191.83/head1,875.00–2,300.002,19211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1926208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9263
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,002155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5533
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2831205.52/cwt190.00–230.001,7087
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2927180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1472,070.18/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0709
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207145.24/cwt142.00–150.001,75348
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268124.51/cwt119.00–127.001,5795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426139.11/cwt132.00–143.501,98490
Bred CowsMedium 28101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4506
CowsLean 85-90%82591.06/cwt80.00–102.507515
CowsLean 85-90%1,046136.81/cwt132.00–140.001,43130
CowsLean 85-90%1,005126.76/cwt120.00–132.001,27442
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530149.22/cwt142.00–159.002,28329
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498125.45/cwt122.00–128.001,8797
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215136.64/cwt129.00–141.501,660141

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.