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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 21
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
566 head
56 vs last sale 622 208 vs year ago 774 · 26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
241 head
72 vs last sale 169 183 vs year ago 58 · +315.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The top slaughter cow weighed 1,430 lbs. and sold for 163.00/cwt. The high selling slaughter bull weighed 2,155 lbs. and sold for 222.00/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
BullsAverage1,699189.683,22352
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509149.882,262100
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213148.991,807186
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029132.741,366111

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)1,144$2,54643
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,154$2,09148
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)745$2,2004thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)727$1,8005
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,320$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$3,47816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,082$3,07028
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,8502thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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%1,303127.33/cwt126.00–134.001,6598
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,151170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9576
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,038212.03/cwt200.00–223.002,20114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1542,091.02/head1,950.00–2,200.002,09148
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2973175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,70311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0823,478.13/head3,375.00–3,850.003,47816
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0823,069.64/head2,750.00–3,250.003,07028
Bulls1,644177.65/cwt165.00–187.502,92121
Bulls1,808199.81/cwt187.50–222.003,61327
Bulls1,538163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5072
BullsReturn to Feed965206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205145.81/cwt135.00–151.001,75791
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493146.22/cwt140.00–151.002,18348
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,529154.25/cwt151.00–163.002,35850
CowsLean 85-90%1,050136.48/cwt125.00–142.501,43369
CowsLean 85-90%961117.57/cwt110.00–124.001,13027
CowsLean 85-90%1,06391.59/cwt80.00–105.009742
CowsLean 85-90%1,051150.75/cwt145.00–162.501,58413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,601.90/head2,400.00–2,900.002,60239
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213154.30/cwt151.00–165.001,87287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398128.52/cwt120.00–137.501,7972
Stock CowsMedium 1-2990167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6585
Bred HeifersMedium 27051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002

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.