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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,064 head
638 vs last sale 426 395 vs year ago 669 · +59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
302 head
125 vs last sale 177 159 vs year ago 143 · +111.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate 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
BullsLow1,683180.473,03749
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,610180.002,8983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482156.252,316103
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217150.681,833253
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low985128.661,268448

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)1,086$2,77514
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,71760
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$2,23513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,8002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$3,6101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$3,4003thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-21,1753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bulls1,456164.18/cwt159.00–172.502,3908
Bulls1,742184.47/cwt173.00–195.003,21336
Bulls2,010194.31/cwt192.50–196.003,9062
BullsReturn to Feed1,115160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7842
Bulls1,845180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467136.48/cwt127.50–145.002,00212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2959241.05/cwt225.00–260.002,31246
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,003270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7083
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1882275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4268
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1976293.88/cwt270.00–300.002,86812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,089219.20/cwt205.00–225.002,38730
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,098214.92/cwt200.00–230.002,36022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1022,234.64/head2,000.00–2,600.002,23513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,879.43/head2,700.00–3,200.002,87938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred CowsMedium 27902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2006
Stock CowsMedium 2867220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,90711
BullsMedium 1-21,4453,610.00/head3,610.00–3,610.003,6101
Bred CowsMedium 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464154.30/cwt147.50–162.002,25961
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,610180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8983
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525168.11/cwt162.00–175.002,56430
CowsLean 85-90%86890.74/cwt80.00–102.0078810
CowsLean 85-90%1,055139.03/cwt132.50–147.501,467195
Stock CowsMedium 2743277.70/cwt250.00–297.502,06314
CowsLean 85-90%1,036152.29/cwt149.00–160.001,57830
CowsLean 85-90%1,014123.92/cwt104.00–132.501,257160
CowsLean 85-90%Non-Traditional63798.59/cwt85.00–117.5062853
CowsBoner 80-85%1,172164.27/cwt160.00–175.001,92535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211151.30/cwt147.50–160.001,832162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261140.38/cwt129.00–145.001,77056

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.