Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-01-29

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 29
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
613 head
309 vs last sale 304 6 vs year ago 607 · +1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
227 head
56 vs last sale 171 121 vs year ago 106 · +114.2%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher with lean cows selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top slaughter cow sold for 155.00/cwt.. The top selling slaughter bull sold for 190.00/cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,626169.622,75882
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,545154.482,3872thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236136.031,681140
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471135.781,997153
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044121.801,272134

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)907$2,4169
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,28613
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$2,04983
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,9008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,75011
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,297$2,2704thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$2,0002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,560$3,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,044170.18/cwt160.00–175.001,77719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,203183.23/cwt165.00–187.502,2046
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,074150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6116
Bulls1,671160.00/cwt155.00–165.002,67416
CowsLean 85-90%97399.45/cwt90.00–108.0096815
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,545154.48/cwt154.00–155.002,3872
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243141.27/cwt137.00–149.001,75660
CowsLean 85-90%89478.72/cwt57.50–90.0070418
CowsLean 85-90%1,081124.96/cwt109.00–136.001,35156
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233120.01/cwt118.00–122.001,4803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461132.11/cwt127.50–136.001,93076
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471140.72/cwt136.00–147.502,07072
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615120.50/cwt120.00–122.501,9465
CowsLean 85-90%1,082142.56/cwt136.00–150.001,54245
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230132.57/cwt125.00–137.501,63177
BullsMedium and Large 11,5603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium 27622,173.30/head2,050.00–2,400.002,1736
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1372,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2452,531.04/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5317
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9008
Stock CowsMedium 2876169.43/cwt155.00–192.501,48414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1972,901.39/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1471,980.91/head1,775.00–2,150.001,98149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2692,306.07/head2,275.00–2,350.002,30628
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2972,270.00/head2,270.00–2,270.002,2704
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1974212.27/cwt200.00–237.502,0685
BullsReturn to Feed1,102176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,94019
Bulls1,870172.69/cwt164.00–190.003,22942
Bulls1,422150.45/cwt145.00–156.002,1395

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.