Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
669 head
267 vs last sale 936 368 vs year ago 1,037 · 35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
104 vs last sale 247 39 vs year ago 104 · +37.5%
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 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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
BullsLow1,640146.322,40042
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,520138.502,1051thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,494118.481,770107
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212115.151,395216
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03098.101,011215

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$2,1502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$1,8004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,7489
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,60836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$2,2003thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0961,494.08/head1,400.00–1,600.001,49422
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,0815
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,009131.66/cwt130.00–132.501,32811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2122,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140145.28/cwt141.00–155.001,65627
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,204165.64/cwt147.50–175.001,9948
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1932,022.41/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,748.43/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7489
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1571,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1957205.61/cwt197.50–215.001,96819
Bulls1,533134.61/cwt125.00–141.002,06417
Bulls1,662151.18/cwt145.00–157.502,51319
Bulls1,875164.14/cwt158.00–171.003,0786
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47898.72/cwt91.00–107.501,45911
CowsLean 85-90%1,124110.98/cwt103.00–116.001,24758
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203117.00/cwt111.00–122.501,408132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140123.84/cwt121.00–130.001,41235
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286103.97/cwt97.00–109.001,33749
CowsLean 85-90%917121.06/cwt115.00–126.001,11028
CowsLean 85-90%1,05994.65/cwt85.00–102.501,00294
CowsLean 85-90%88967.64/cwt50.00–83.0060135
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,520138.50/cwt138.50–138.502,1051
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458114.87/cwt108.00–122.001,67558
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,554129.71/cwt124.00–135.002,01638

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.