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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 10

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

966 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 781▲ 117 vs year ago 849 · +13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 269▼ 61 vs year ago 206 · −29.6%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,634	157.26	2,569	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	133.03	1,926	179
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	130.55	1,578	282
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	113.85	1,133	207

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,086	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,850	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,346	25

Every lot

28 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	145.20/cwt	133.50–150.50	2,062	25
Bulls	—	—	1,674	158.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,653	64
Bulls	—	—	1,766	167.85/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,964	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	85.00/cwt	60.00–92.00	721	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	104.02/cwt	95.00–109.00	997	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	132.54/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,363	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	119.98/cwt	111.50–126.00	1,247	118
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	128.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,542	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	135.75/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,659	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	116.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,525	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	131.62/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,882	114
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	116.56/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,690	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	138.94/cwt	135.50–147.00	2,063	55
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	840	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	2,820.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,820	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,026.79/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,027	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,386	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	905	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,697	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	141.15/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,433	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	145.81/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,556	16

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Apr 10, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 966Last week 781Year ago 849

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 269Year ago 206

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	840	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,169	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,210	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,040	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,200	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,026.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	983	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,015	139.00–142.50	141.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	905	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,067	141.00–155.00	145.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	866	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,674	150.00–163.00	158.50
21	—	1,766	162.00–179.00	167.85
25	—	1,420	133.50–150.50	145.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,450	112.50–122.50	116.56
114	—	1,430	125.00–135.50	131.62
55	—	1,485	135.50–147.00	138.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	848	60.00–92.00	85.00
118	—	1,039	111.50–126.00	119.98
28	—	1,028	125.00–139.00	132.54
27	—	958	95.00–109.00	104.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,197	120.00–133.00	128.86
10	—	1,307	110.00–121.00	116.66
87	—	1,222	129.00–142.00	135.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.