Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-12-18

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
503 head
334 vs last sale 837 532 vs year ago 1,035 · 51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
54 vs last sale 169 1,910 vs year ago 2,025 · 94.3%
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 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was light with very good demand. No sales next week at JRS for the Christmas holiday. "Merry Christmas to all"

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
BullsHigh1,558149.352,32842
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,705137.002,3361thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510117.261,77095
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211116.961,416129
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04899.201,040136

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)1,056$2,06924
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$1,94524
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,8004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,6009

Every lot, as filed

27 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%1,06487.89/cwt80.00–97.5093527
CowsLean 85-90%1,061108.08/cwt99.00–114.001,14756
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,589123.62/cwt119.50–130.501,96443
CowsLean 85-90%97467.88/cwt47.50–77.5066126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439112.75/cwt106.00–120.001,62247
Bulls1,889162.45/cwt158.00–174.003,0699
Bulls1,693149.71/cwt140.00–157.002,53517
Bulls1,406131.55/cwt119.00–140.001,8507
BullsReturn to Feed1,063129.64/cwt129.00–130.001,3786
BullsReturn to Feed1,151189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,1753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0371,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90017
CowsLean 85-90%1,077122.23/cwt115.00–131.001,31627
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194123.47/cwt118.00–131.001,47470
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20494.41/cwt82.50–105.001,1377
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5665
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234111.24/cwt106.00–118.001,37352
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,705137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,3361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2761,944.98/head1,800.00–2,200.001,94524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1032,480.83/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4817
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,237190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8753
Stock CowsMedium 21,137126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,4384
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2999134.74/cwt130.00–147.501,34617
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,003212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1313
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0322,400.00/head2,200.00–2,500.002,4006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003

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.