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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 11
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
484 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 622▼ 271 vs year ago 755 · −35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 299▲ 40 vs year ago 245 · +16.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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—Average1,738171.192,97447
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,515119.321,80778
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247113.851,419125
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04593.88981156

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)1,171$3,2009
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$2,71439
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$2,20010
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,094$1,65658
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,8004thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)769$2,36331
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,830$4,2101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,210$3,6006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,024$3,2086

Every lot

42 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,592157.85/cwt129.00–170.002,51317
Bulls——1,820178.75/cwt165.00–192.503,25330
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002124.95/cwt120.00–130.001,2526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01876.24/cwt57.50–85.0077649
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05995.21/cwt85.00–105.001,00868
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064111.67/cwt107.00–120.001,18833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224102.01/cwt90.00–112.501,24960
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251122.45/cwt115.00–130.001,53249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318131.93/cwt130.00–135.001,73916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470103.42/cwt90.00–113.001,52022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506123.48/cwt115.00–129.001,86045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,641134.07/cwt130.00–141.002,20011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8304,210.00/head4,210.00–4,210.004,2101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
Bred Cows—Medium 29102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,37513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,317.28/head2,100.00–2,550.002,31714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,083.39/head1,800.00–2,500.002,08321
Bred Cows—Medium 21,1121,261.74/head1,250.00–1,275.001,26217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1653,165.90/head2,800.00–3,600.003,16614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1713,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4261,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27252,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,37522
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2966181.51/cwt180.00–185.001,75313
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,075254.56/cwt245.00–270.002,73711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,090146.92/cwt140.00–150.001,60113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,093235.79/cwt220.00–250.002,5776
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3106
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215198.31/cwt194.00–215.002,40910
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29804,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3204,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1965271.83/cwt260.00–290.002,6238
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,071260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7854
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,265215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,7202

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.