Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,708	154.43	2,638	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,960	143.00	2,803	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	128.52	1,595	117
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	125.78	1,871	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	113.57	1,193	74

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)	1,223	$2,264	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,091	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,027	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,740	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	901	$2,957	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$2,579	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$2,500	6

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	2,701.02/head	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,701	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	178.17/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,807	20
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	210.83/cwt	205.00–216.00	2,203	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	743	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,858	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	962	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,366	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,026.50/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,027	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,076.24/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,076	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,108.25/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,108	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	192.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,213	7
Bulls	—	—	1,946	167.41/cwt	160.00–176.00	3,258	9
Bulls	—	—	1,378	138.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,915	6
Bulls	—	—	1,699	153.01/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,600	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	121.47/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,343	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	110.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,398	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,960	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	132.59/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,631	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	109.01/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,556	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	123.66/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,556	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	122.48/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,811	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	131.30/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,973	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	94.81/cwt	90.00–100.00	832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	110.42/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,146	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	81.30/cwt	80.00–82.50	596	2

How this sale compares

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.

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