Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-02-12

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 12
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
263 vs last sale 523 252 vs year ago 512 · 49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
166 vs last sale 262 17 vs year ago 113 · 15.0%
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 last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. It was a weather market with snow and sleet in most of the trade area. The buyers on hand along with the internet buyers were very aggressive bidding and purchasing cattle.

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
BullsHigh1,632174.402,84611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,496139.982,09416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202139.121,67299
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041125.471,306100

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,14220
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,236$1,94838
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,081$1,79212
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)777$1,4587
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$2,5002thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,565.00/head1,565.00–1,565.001,5655
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1421
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,984.18/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,044175.86/cwt165.00–185.001,8364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200135.46/cwt127.50–140.001,62653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3382,329.19/head2,300.00–2,440.002,3295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,947.83/head1,730.00–2,260.001,94828
Bred CowsMedium 27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564148.69/cwt142.50–159.002,3264
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9811
CowsLean 85-90%1,056125.05/cwt112.50–135.001,32169
CowsLean 85-90%1,043140.95/cwt135.00–153.001,47023
CowsLean 85-90%950101.84/cwt100.00–107.509674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1122,246.58/head2,000.00–2,400.002,24718
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27771,458.09/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4587
BullsReturn to Feed1,312173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,2703
Bulls1,941184.39/cwt175.00–194.003,5794
Bulls1,455151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1971
Bulls1,598170.29/cwt168.00–172.502,7213
CowsLean 85-90%85967.40/cwt60.00–87.505794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463138.18/cwt130.00–142.002,02211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202143.92/cwt139.00–152.001,73045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,5041

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.