Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-12-11

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
837 head
85 vs last sale 752 58 vs year ago 895 · 6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
169 head
49 vs last sale 218 124 vs year ago 45 · +275.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply was heavy 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
BullsAverage1,622147.042,38567
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232113.411,397226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481112.751,670226
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05597.381,027210

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)1,289$2,20835
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$1,75220
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,0008

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 1-21,2792,003.06/head1,700.00–2,200.002,00318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2992,424.71/head2,325.00–2,700.002,42517
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,073207.68/cwt200.00–215.002,22822
Stock CowsMedium 2916155.96/cwt140.00–185.001,42920
BullsReturn to Feed1,182150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7732
BullsReturn to Feed993187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8623
Bulls1,802164.67/cwt160.00–175.002,9676
Bulls1,505132.46/cwt105.00–144.001,99423
Bulls1,755150.13/cwt142.00–158.002,63533
CowsLean 85-90%1,01688.98/cwt77.50–98.0090452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27699.91/cwt90.00–104.001,27523
CowsLean 85-90%92162.09/cwt32.50–75.0057228
CowsLean 85-90%1,045118.14/cwt112.00–122.501,23525
CowsLean 85-90%1,112106.01/cwt97.50–112.001,179105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206119.99/cwt116.00–127.501,44786
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243111.22/cwt105.00–116.001,382117
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,446110.38/cwt106.00–116.001,596130
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442102.63/cwt95.00–105.001,48030
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567122.01/cwt116.00–128.001,91266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2321,752.13/head1,600.00–1,850.001,75220
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,217143.61/cwt140.00–145.001,74810
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,040145.50/cwt139.00–155.001,51315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1848225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9089
Stock CowsMedium 2Thin Fleshed901229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,0638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005

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.