Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-09-04

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 4
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
847 head
392 vs last sale 455 311 vs year ago 536 · +58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
587 head
510 vs last sale 77 449 vs year ago 138 · +325.4%
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 the sale last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling 6.00-10.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. Replacements were in demand. The top selling bred cows sold for 3200.00/head with the top selling cow-calf pairs at 3650.00/pair.

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
BullsLow1,597152.662,43764
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483131.411,948109
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249128.291,602189
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014108.891,104292

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)1,216$2,382143
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,234$1,94673
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$1,83614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,5004thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,56340
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,6152thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,745$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$3,65010
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,96520
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$2,63578
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,43134

Every lot, as filed

46 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
BullsMedium and Large 11,7453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,965.00/head2,800.00–3,100.002,96520
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0542,600.00/head2,250.00–3,025.002,60034
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3042,454.55/head2,400.00–2,500.002,45511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2532,743.05/head2,600.00–3,200.002,74361
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28451,615.00/head1,615.00–1,615.001,6152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29471,683.80/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6846
Stock CowsMedium 2802160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2834
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2776187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4554
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,133170.58/cwt164.00–175.001,9335
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9063
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0042,472.22/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4729
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0312,242.37/head1,900.00–2,350.002,24215
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1382,754.95/head2,400.00–2,785.002,75525
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1886197.71/cwt195.00–202.001,7525
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2932145.68/cwt145.50–147.001,35815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2241,954.38/head1,650.00–2,150.001,95461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4002,035.24/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0359
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1892,114.19/head1,700.00–2,500.002,11482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1653,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,65010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,758.70/head2,600.00–3,050.002,75923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
BullsReturn to Feed1,067128.84/cwt122.00–139.001,37514
Bulls1,867162.97/cwt154.00–172.003,04322
Bulls1,894174.66/cwt172.00–179.003,3087
Bulls1,567150.41/cwt138.00–160.002,35721
CowsLean 85-90%1,019106.66/cwt98.00–114.001,08759
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450129.59/cwt125.00–139.001,87961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244130.13/cwt124.00–136.001,619119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595143.12/cwt139.00–151.002,28328
CowsLean 85-90%89178.85/cwt72.50–95.0070372
CowsLean 85-90%1,068121.10/cwt114.00–129.001,293127
CowsLean 85-90%1,063130.77/cwt128.00–136.001,39034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425120.57/cwt112.00–125.501,71820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251142.97/cwt137.00–150.001,78914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259120.70/cwt115.00–125.001,52056

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.