Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-13

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
761 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 669▼ 600 vs year ago 1,361 · −44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 143▼ 1,121 vs year ago 1,349 · −83.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with 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
Bulls—Low1,755149.552,62544
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473118.381,743170
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245116.941,456238
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06799.481,062173

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,82582
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$1,51226
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)907$1,5007
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,2008
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,3004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$2,12711

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,597137.61/cwt131.00–143.002,1989
Bulls——1,779150.44/cwt144.00–157.002,67629
Bulls——1,877163.15/cwt158.00–171.003,0626
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94471.58/cwt50.00–81.0067625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06792.63/cwt82.50–100.5098844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073118.41/cwt114.00–125.001,27117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102107.27/cwt102.00–114.001,18287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240124.73/cwt121.00–131.001,54762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247116.57/cwt110.00–121.001,454143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249103.94/cwt95.00–110.001,29833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454117.04/cwt108.00–123.001,702119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500101.00/cwt90.00–107.001,51512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521127.81/cwt123.00–134.001,94439
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,212.50/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2138
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0821,405.00/head1,405.00–1,405.001,40512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,716.32/head1,500.00–1,850.001,71662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2182,309.25/head2,100.00–2,450.002,30917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,604.00/head1,550.00–1,630.001,60414
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2754161.29/cwt150.00–172.501,2166
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1878200.62/cwt195.00–215.001,76120
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1975209.50/cwt209.50–209.502,0437
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,196150.40/cwt137.50–175.001,79912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2008
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29071,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5007

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.