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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 10
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
876 head
231 vs last sale 645 39 vs year ago 837 · +4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
364 head
164 vs last sale 200 195 vs year ago 169 · +115.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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
BullsAverage1,653185.803,07280
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494155.482,322165
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,203150.951,816245
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036134.081,389243

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)1,032$3,2339
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$2,80155
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$2,80010
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,116$2,197121
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$3,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$2,8005

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 1-21,2303,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8005
Bulls1,642183.93/cwt175.00–192.503,02049
Bulls1,944198.92/cwt190.00–212.503,86717
Bulls1,624169.47/cwt165.00–175.002,7526
BullsReturn to Feed1,230170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0915
BullsReturn to Feed955201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9203
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185149.33/cwt140.00–155.001,770154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1392,927.84/head2,800.00–3,250.002,92834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,137225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5587
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130187.37/cwt185.00–190.002,11716
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090230.96/cwt220.00–232.502,51713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1892,460.41/head2,200.00–2,625.002,46052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1063,084.59/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0856
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1963266.60/cwt250.00–280.002,56721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1976253.80/cwt242.50–270.002,4777
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,099183.99/cwt180.00–185.002,02215
Bred CowsMedium 1-29602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,105195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1554
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2969181.06/cwt175.00–185.001,7548
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1022,114.51/head1,960.00–2,300.002,11540
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,562164.20/cwt160.00–171.002,56546
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470154.00/cwt145.00–160.002,264104
CowsLean 85-90%1,000116.50/cwt110.00–120.001,16536
Stock CowsMedium 2912159.41/cwt159.00–160.001,45411
Bred CowsMedium 29511,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50015
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20014
CowsLean 85-90%1,041147.88/cwt142.00–155.001,53970
CowsLean 85-90%95788.55/cwt80.00–100.008477
CowsLean 85-90%1,047133.97/cwt122.50–142.001,403130
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286128.09/cwt123.00–137.501,64712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226157.57/cwt155.00–165.001,93279
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448138.98/cwt130.00–142.502,01215

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.