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Joplin Regional Stockyards · Wed, Dec 18

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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

503 head

▼ 334 vs last sale 837▼ 532 vs year ago 1,035 · −51.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 169▼ 1,910 vs year ago 2,025 · −94.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Nov 5, 2026 Feeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was light with very good demand. No sales next week at JRS for the Christmas holiday. "Merry Christmas to all"

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	—	High	1,558	149.35	2,328	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,705	137.00	2,336	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	117.26	1,770	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	116.96	1,416	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	99.20	1,040	136

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)	1,056	$2,069	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$1,945	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	9

Every lot

27 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,063	129.64/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,378	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,151	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,406	131.55/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,850	7
Bulls	—	—	1,693	149.71/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,535	17
Bulls	—	—	1,889	162.45/cwt	158.00–174.00	3,069	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	67.88/cwt	47.50–77.50	661	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	108.08/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,147	56

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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 503Last week 837Year ago 1,035

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 169Year ago 2,025

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,064	80.00–97.50	87.89
56	—	1,061	99.00–114.00	108.08
26	—	974	47.50–77.50	67.88
27	—	1,077	115.00–131.00	122.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,589	119.50–130.50	123.62
47	—	1,439	106.00–120.00	112.75
5	—	1,491	105.00	105.00

Cows — Boner 80-85%

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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

503 head

▼ 334 vs last sale 837▼ 532 vs year ago 1,035 · −51.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 169▼ 1,910 vs year ago 2,025 · −94.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Nov 5, 2026 Feeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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	—	High	1,558	149.35	2,328	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,705	137.00	2,336	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	117.26	1,770	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	116.96	1,416	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	99.20	1,040	136

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)	1,056	$2,069	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$1,945	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	9

Every lot

27 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,063	129.64/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,378	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,151	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,406	131.55/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,850	7
Bulls	—	—	1,693	149.71/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,535	17
Bulls	—	—	1,889	162.45/cwt	158.00–174.00	3,069	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	67.88/cwt	47.50–77.50	661	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	108.08/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,147	56

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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 503Last week 837Year ago 1,035

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 169Year ago 2,025

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,064	80.00–97.50	87.89
56	—	1,061	99.00–114.00	108.08
26	—	974	47.50–77.50	67.88
27	—	1,077	115.00–131.00	122.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,589	119.50–130.50	123.62
47	—	1,439	106.00–120.00	112.75
5	—	1,491	105.00	105.00

Cows — Boner 80-85%

Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	137.00	137.00

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,889	158.00–174.00	162.45
17	—	1,693	140.00–157.00	149.71
7	—	1,406	119.00–140.00	131.55

Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	129.00–130.00	129.64
3	—	1,151	189.00	189.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,037	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,276	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,944.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,103	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,480.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,237	190.00	190.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	212.50	212.50

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	3	—	1,087	172.50	172.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,137	126.50	126.50

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	17	—	999	130.00–147.50	134.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	840	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	6	—	1,032	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400.00

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	3	—	1,085	3,000.00	3,000.00

70	—	1,194	118.00–131.00	123.47
7	—	1,204	82.50–105.00	94.41
52	—	1,234	106.00–118.00	111.24

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,480.83/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,481	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	1,944.98/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,945	24

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	999	134.74/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,346	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,131	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,875	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,137	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,438	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,350	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	840	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,032	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3