Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-10-02

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 2
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
819 head
300 vs last sale 519 294 vs year ago 525 · +56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
664 head
594 vs last sale 70 546 vs year ago 118 · +462.7%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply and demand was moderate. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. The top slaughter cow weighed 1,445 lbs. and sold for 144.00. The high selling slaughter bull crossed the scales at 170.00 weighing 1,995 lbs. In the replacement portion of the auction the top selling bred cows sold for 2,450.00 per head with the high selling bred heifers selling for 2,750.00 per head.

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
BullsHigh1,640152.342,49963
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,445144.002,0811thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472121.031,782140
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237118.441,465244
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,063108.891,158205

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)1,177$1,927125
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,86010
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,70569
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,65851
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$2,49718
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)879$1,94261
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)991$1,77711
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,70639
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,370$2,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$2,4512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$2,61847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,27015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,1506
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,21016

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-21,3702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5402,451.46/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2312,885.71/head2,600.00–3,000.002,88621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,392.50/head2,350.00–2,500.002,39320
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0872,383.33/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3839
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8903
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1907200.69/cwt187.00–207.001,82020
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37001,180.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1805
Stock CowsLarge 1955171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6335
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2903167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,51311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,116155.61/cwt152.50–157.001,73713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2968155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,75019
Bred CowsLarge 11,5402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0402,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,75011
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27411,494.30/head1,350.00–1,675.001,49431
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28441,806.47/head1,550.00–2,250.001,80611
Stock CowsLarge 11,010135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1004
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0603,210.00/head3,210.00–3,210.003,21016
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0151,581.74/head1,450.00–1,650.001,58214
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27341,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,54013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29911,776.73/head1,550.00–2,150.001,77711
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28481,789.05/head1,650.00–1,900.001,78926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,902.82/head1,600.00–2,225.001,90380
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1506
Bred CowsMedium 21,0401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2602,408.28/head2,400.00–2,450.002,40821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,851.49/head1,500.00–2,100.001,85126
Bred CowsMedium 28901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0501,422.92/head1,350.00–1,525.001,42322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,721.49/head1,475.00–2,100.001,72162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3451,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
BullsReturn to Feed982185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8174
Bulls1,788161.64/cwt156.00–170.002,89015
Bulls1,473136.16/cwt122.50–145.002,00610
Bulls1,702149.16/cwt141.00–159.002,53934
CowsLean 85-90%96879.06/cwt72.50–85.007659
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,445144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280108.15/cwt103.00–112.501,38430
CowsLean 85-90%1,03897.08/cwt86.00–102.501,00852
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445120.18/cwt114.00–126.001,73793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242117.36/cwt112.00–121.501,458156
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583129.84/cwt126.00–138.002,05530
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427110.13/cwt105.00–113.001,57217
CowsLean 85-90%1,099111.68/cwt105.00–119.001,227102
CowsLean 85-90%1,028123.14/cwt119.00–132.001,26642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202126.67/cwt122.00–132.001,52358

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.