Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-02-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
609 head
349 vs last sale 260 8 vs year ago 617 · 1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
4 vs last sale 96 112 vs year ago 212 · 52.8%
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 sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top selling slaughter cow weighed 1,610 lbs. and sold for 170.00/cwt. The high selling bull weighed 2,105 lbs. and sold for 210.00/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
BullsLow1,711172.202,94667
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,610170.002,7371thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475139.842,063119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231137.171,688158
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,011121.811,232156

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)1,209$2,33116
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$2,11533
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,3002thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-21,1902,208.67/head1,900.00–2,450.002,20911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2522,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Stock CowsMedium 2852170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4482
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 3798137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0977
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,090179.74/cwt175.00–185.001,9594
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,047156.78/cwt152.50–170.001,64113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,072.16/head2,000.00–2,100.002,07222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20011
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,610170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468136.96/cwt130.00–142.502,01179
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490148.58/cwt144.00–160.002,21435
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,023207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,1233
BullsReturn to Feed927167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5534
Bulls1,717174.15/cwt167.50–182.502,99026
Bulls1,914188.98/cwt180.00–210.003,61718
Bulls1,674154.64/cwt127.50–170.002,58919
CowsLean 85-90%1,030122.44/cwt112.50–132.001,261107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269119.61/cwt110.00–127.501,51810
CowsLean 85-90%87991.36/cwt90.00–97.508036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241135.37/cwt130.00–142.501,680107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194146.15/cwt142.50–156.001,74541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492124.10/cwt112.50–130.001,8525
CowsLean 85-90%1,022139.55/cwt132.50–145.001,42623
CowsLean 85-90%937107.19/cwt105.00–112.501,00420

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.