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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 8
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
504 head
1 vs last sale 503 191 vs year ago 313 · +61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
11 vs last sale 115 57 vs year ago 69 · +82.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale 3 weeks ago, no current market comparison. Supply was light with very good demand. The top slaughter cow sold for 138.00/cwt.

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
BullsLow1,728154.602,67129
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,475126.071,859120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236123.711,529117
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017100.761,025111

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 (2-4 yrs)1,430$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$2,06130
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$2,5755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$2,49417
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,2002thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233127.03/cwt122.50–135.001,56668
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237119.52/cwt115.00–123.001,47848
CowsLean 85-90%1,030110.05/cwt100.00–116.001,13435
CowsLean 85-90%95175.13/cwt55.00–82.5071431
CowsLean 85-90%1,113119.48/cwt117.00–126.001,33030
CowsLean 85-90%93294.58/cwt82.50–100.0088115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,501128.52/cwt125.00–138.001,92978
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426121.51/cwt115.00–125.001,73342
Bulls1,653136.19/cwt130.00–140.002,2514
Bulls1,850169.36/cwt161.00–177.503,13310
Bulls1,666149.66/cwt140.00–159.002,49315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,184155.83/cwt144.00–175.001,84520
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1921197.36/cwt192.50–205.001,81811
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29602,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5755
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37281,467.73/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4686
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1462,249.29/head1,850.00–2,600.002,24922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4302,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1242,790.91/head2,600.00–3,100.002,79111
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-37051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002

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.