Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-09-25

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 25
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
519 head
221 vs last sale 740 266 vs year ago 785 · 33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
104 vs last sale 174 99 vs year ago 169 · 58.6%
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 the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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
BullsLow1,668150.622,51343
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511120.321,81888
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261114.691,446118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057101.491,073162

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)1,415$2,2167
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,6504thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)922$1,8002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)882$1,6753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$2,4754thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
BullsReturn to Feed1,045122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2802
Bulls1,674149.97/cwt145.00–156.502,51025
Bulls1,842161.62/cwt156.00–166.002,97711
Bulls1,506140.92/cwt138.50–144.002,1225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492120.70/cwt114.00–127.001,80152
CowsLean 85-90%1,100108.29/cwt104.00–116.001,19171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,636129.98/cwt126.00–136.002,12616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461111.60/cwt107.00–114.001,63020
CowsLean 85-90%1,122120.54/cwt117.00–127.501,35214
CowsLean 85-90%1,03495.98/cwt87.50–104.0099260
CowsLean 85-90%90976.82/cwt67.50–82.5069817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213126.68/cwt122.00–132.501,53710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280109.57/cwt101.00–112.001,40238
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257115.76/cwt112.00–122.001,45570
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1905201.50/cwt195.00–204.001,82411
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,066163.06/cwt140.00–180.001,73819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4152,216.46/head2,000.00–2,700.002,2167
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,027175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7972
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28821,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6753
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29221,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.