Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-01-22

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 22
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
108 vs last sale 412 500 vs year ago 804 · 62.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
6 vs last sale 165 480 vs year ago 651 · 73.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply was light with very good 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
BullsHigh1,702163.932,79031
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229131.471,61664
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,516130.881,984100
CowsLean 85-90%High1,014116.021,17658

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,324$2,16440
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$2,06336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,9536
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,1002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,00512
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,670$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$3,1205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,5437

Every lot, as filed

34 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6703,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1521,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9255
Bred CowsMedium 29691,866.34/head1,800.00–2,000.001,86613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0962,100.40/head1,950.00–2,300.002,10011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4242,466.55/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4677
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,952.64/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9536
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158156.16/cwt140.00–170.001,80822
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,180198.90/cwt197.50–200.002,3477
Stock CowsMedium 2897139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2473
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,276145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,926.64/head1,800.00–2,100.001,92713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3752,278.67/head2,200.00–2,300.002,27927
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27511,722.41/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7227
Bred HeifersLarge 11,2702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
BullsReturn to Feed1,208161.16/cwt160.00–162.501,9477
Bulls1,611156.41/cwt149.00–162.502,5207
Bulls2,009172.12/cwt163.00–187.503,45815
Bulls1,445138.58/cwt135.00–143.002,0022
CowsLean 85-90%1,075124.71/cwt120.00–134.001,34127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,675116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3571
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451128.76/cwt120.00–131.001,86851
CowsLean 85-90%87791.75/cwt89.00–97.508054
CowsLean 85-90%89581.75/cwt77.50–85.007322
CowsLean 85-90%979113.26/cwt103.00–120.001,10925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,582133.44/cwt130.00–140.002,11148
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232127.29/cwt122.00–130.001,56832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228136.31/cwt130.00–140.001,67431

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.