Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-27

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 27
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
476 head
372 vs last sale 848 565 vs year ago 1,041 · 54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
65 vs last sale 147 27 vs year ago 109 · 24.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 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
BullsHigh1,723145.702,51152
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490113.391,689129
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219111.271,356129
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01590.1391583

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)1,223$1,92128
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,78213
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,6754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,9002thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,02285.37/cwt80.00–98.0087231
CowsLean 85-90%93970.12/cwt50.00–77.0065821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202113.02/cwt107.00–118.001,35982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473112.92/cwt108.00–118.001,663111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425104.63/cwt98.00–107.501,4914
CowsLean 85-90%1,065106.50/cwt101.00–113.001,13426
CowsLean 85-90%1,033118.59/cwt116.00–121.001,2255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272102.90/cwt86.00–107.501,30933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192120.78/cwt118.00–124.001,44014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,641119.61/cwt118.00–122.001,96314
Bulls2,053158.96/cwt158.00–160.003,2632
Bulls1,547132.15/cwt126.00–138.002,04410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,781.66/head1,600.00–1,875.001,78213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3602,341.93/head2,050.00–2,425.002,34210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1471,686.48/head1,600.00–1,950.001,68618
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6754
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,100202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,2286
Stock CowsMedium 1-2735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2132
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,097186.31/cwt182.50–199.002,04410
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2977147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bulls1,751148.42/cwt139.00–156.002,59940

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.