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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 10
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
583 head
39 vs last sale 544 128 vs year ago 711 · 18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
221 head
57 vs last sale 164 47 vs year ago 174 · +27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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
BullsLow1,760194.053,41537
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230163.322,010160
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485162.672,41592
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003142.241,427180

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)1,230$3,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$2,96851
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,8005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$2,75632
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,5003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,8006
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$2,9006
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,5005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$4,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Bulls1,420175.89/cwt172.50–180.002,4982
Bulls1,762192.67/cwt180.00–203.003,39530
Bulls1,881209.63/cwt205.00–221.003,9435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229163.48/cwt155.00–172.502,009119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,614178.70/cwt173.00–187.502,88411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493148.46/cwt137.50–156.002,21719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2262,880.91/head2,800.00–2,950.002,88115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4383
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2902225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2363,363.95/head3,250.00–3,700.003,36418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1945283.00/cwt280.00–300.002,67410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1703,021.43/head2,700.00–3,450.003,02120
Bred CowsMedium 29851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1102,505.72/head2,400.00–2,550.002,50613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0842,534.02/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5349
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2898221.30/cwt207.50–225.001,9875
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,071185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,459164.18/cwt157.00–173.002,39562
Stock CowsLarge 11,005290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9154
Bred HeifersMedium 27952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9006
Stock CowsMedium 21,044195.98/cwt180.00–225.002,04621
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,065210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,23710
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
CowsLean 85-90%978127.80/cwt115.00–138.001,25030
CowsLean 85-90%866100.27/cwt85.00–122.5086830
CowsLean 85-90%1,002165.61/cwt160.00–172.501,65942
CowsLean 85-90%1,066151.35/cwt140.00–158.001,61378
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228174.89/cwt172.00–180.002,14824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244145.91/cwt136.00–152.501,81517

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.