Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 5
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
635 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 692▼ 984 vs year ago 1,619 · −60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 110▼ 881 vs year ago 966 · −91.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top selling slaughter bull, a Limousin weighing 1,925 lbs. sold for 213.00.

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
Bulls—Average1,764172.293,03950
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475140.072,065141
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,203137.051,649213
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024118.481,213139

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,0006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$1,96520
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$1,63820
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)785$1,7003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,6254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,273$2,4638

Every lot

24 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508151.55/cwt141.00–160.002,2858
Bulls——1,798164.48/cwt153.00–173.002,95721
Bulls——1,827187.99/cwt174.00–213.003,43521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97376.10/cwt55.00–95.007408
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011109.46/cwt98.00–113.001,10727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023131.47/cwt127.00–141.001,34541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036119.28/cwt114.00–127.501,23663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196131.79/cwt122.00–137.001,57686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208140.61/cwt137.00–151.501,699127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442135.98/cwt126.00–141.501,96185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524146.27/cwt140.00–158.002,22956
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-21,2502,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0735
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4264
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1820218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7883
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29421,850.13/head1,785.00–1,885.001,85012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1541,615.00/head1,615.00–1,615.001,61511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,385.00/head2,385.00–2,385.002,3855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2732,462.50/head2,450.00–2,475.002,4638

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.