Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-10-09

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 9
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
857 head
38 vs last sale 819 187 vs year ago 670 · +27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
602 vs last sale 664 73 vs year ago 135 · 54.1%
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 steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very 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
BullsAverage1,638158.272,59355
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497125.791,883132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,247120.221,499191
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,091111.621,218294

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)1,221$1,8568
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,7005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$1,5716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,340$2,5003thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,3402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred CowsMedium 29561,571.37/head1,240.00–1,700.001,5716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,751.05/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3422,031.68/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0323
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1902204.53/cwt200.00–216.001,84511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108151.03/cwt140.00–160.001,67316
BullsReturn to Feed978172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6874
BullsReturn to Feed1,063185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9673
Bulls1,671150.22/cwt144.00–157.002,51017
Bulls1,932168.75/cwt159.00–179.503,26020
Bulls1,451139.20/cwt130.00–145.002,02011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257117.57/cwt112.00–123.501,478122
CowsLean 85-90%1,094112.36/cwt107.00–120.001,229178
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486122.40/cwt115.00–128.501,81970
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522133.62/cwt128.50–142.002,03451
CowsLean 85-90%1,138122.92/cwt120.00–132.001,39969
CowsLean 85-90%1,079101.17/cwt90.00–106.001,09229
CowsLean 85-90%90877.90/cwt60.00–87.5070718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268108.51/cwt102.50–112.001,3766
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447111.09/cwt105.00–114.001,60711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226126.46/cwt122.00–135.001,55063

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.