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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 10
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
583 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 544▼ 128 vs year ago 711 · −18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 164▲ 47 vs year ago 174 · +27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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—Low1,760194.053,41537
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230163.322,010160
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485162.672,41592
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003142.241,427180

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)1,230$3,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$2,96851
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,8005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$2,75632
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,5003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,8006
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$2,9006
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,5005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$4,0002thin

Every lot

35 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——1,420175.89/cwt172.50–180.002,4982
Bulls——1,762192.67/cwt180.00–203.003,39530
Bulls——1,881209.63/cwt205.00–221.003,9435
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%866100.27/cwt85.00–122.5086830
Cows—Lean 85-90%978127.80/cwt115.00–138.001,25030
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002165.61/cwt160.00–172.501,65942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066151.35/cwt140.00–158.001,61378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228174.89/cwt172.00–180.002,14824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229163.48/cwt155.00–172.502,009119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244145.91/cwt136.00–152.501,81517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459164.18/cwt157.00–173.002,39562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493148.46/cwt137.50–156.002,21719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614178.70/cwt173.00–187.502,88411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0842,534.02/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5349
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1102,505.72/head2,400.00–2,550.002,50613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,021.43/head2,700.00–3,450.003,02120
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,880.91/head2,800.00–2,950.002,88115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2363,363.95/head3,250.00–3,700.003,36418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2898221.30/cwt207.50–225.001,9875
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2902225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0304
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1945283.00/cwt280.00–300.002,67410
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4383
Stock Cows—Large 11,005290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9154
Stock Cows—Medium 21,044195.98/cwt180.00–225.002,04621
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,065210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,23710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,071185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Bred Heifers—Medium 27952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9006
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8006

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.