Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-02-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 5
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
523 head
90 vs last sale 613 221 vs year ago 744 · 29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
262 head
35 vs last sale 227 146 vs year ago 116 · +125.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,729166.912,88533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519134.382,04186
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,207133.851,616142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052118.851,251180

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 (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,37514
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,222$2,21468
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$2,19254
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$2,01713
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,116$1,5504thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,6004thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)727$1,5549
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,128$2,61315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$2,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,8002thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 27801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1161,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2912,344.41/head2,150.00–2,525.002,34442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5022,619.87/head2,405.00–2,800.002,6209
Bred CowsMedium 28901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3062,172.09/head2,125.00–2,200.002,17210
Bred CowsMedium 29401,546.76/head1,425.00–1,635.001,5474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,002.58/head1,855.00–2,120.002,00326
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1937222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,0852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2991156.57/cwt149.00–165.001,55221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,277188.82/cwt180.00–200.002,4118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1772,161.42/head1,950.00–2,405.002,16141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,800.00/head2,550.00–3,100.002,80011
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Bred HeifersMedium 27271,554.34/head1,550.00–1,560.001,5549
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Bulls1,450150.14/cwt142.50–155.002,1775
Bulls1,689159.82/cwt150.00–167.502,69914
Bulls1,868179.98/cwt170.00–194.003,36214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233138.17/cwt135.00–150.001,70457
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,4952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,502132.77/cwt127.50–136.001,99442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189131.16/cwt120.00–136.001,55983
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558140.52/cwt136.00–151.002,18934
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458120.25/cwt105.00–125.001,75310
CowsLean 85-90%1,074119.54/cwt109.00–133.001,284115
CowsLean 85-90%1,063140.40/cwt135.00–143.001,49235
CowsLean 85-90%99299.75/cwt90.00–105.0099018
CowsLean 85-90%90478.10/cwt60.00–85.0070612

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.