Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-03-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 5
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
474 head
135 vs last sale 609 154 vs year ago 628 · 24.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
218 head
118 vs last sale 100 114 vs year ago 104 · +109.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate 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
BullsHigh1,624175.232,84572
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,505159.002,3931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210135.761,642127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,474135.752,00095
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,055119.511,26177

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)1,136$2,25224
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,197$2,12246
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,0256
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,9638
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,8252thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,0006
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$3,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,049$3,05935
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,9505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,098$2,76213

Every lot, as filed

38 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 PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,939.29/head2,650.00–3,100.002,93914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0432,675.00/head2,550.00–2,800.002,67510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3352,260.39/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2608
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,104154.53/cwt150.00–170.001,7067
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1222,202.81/head2,125.00–2,350.002,20320
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,065200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1306
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4103,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1682,092.29/head1,900.00–2,250.002,09238
Stock CowsMedium 2883147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3024
Bred CowsMedium 28251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28103,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2803,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,60010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4914
BullsReturn to Feed1,171196.74/cwt190.00–199.002,30411
Bulls1,677170.37/cwt160.00–177.502,85731
Bulls1,875187.10/cwt180.00–204.003,50818
Bulls1,523150.29/cwt107.50–165.002,28912
CowsLean 85-90%1,066119.01/cwt110.00–128.001,26945
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,6421
CowsLean 85-90%953100.99/cwt98.00–107.509629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205141.19/cwt137.50–150.001,70136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210133.73/cwt127.00–139.001,61890
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453114.70/cwt110.00–120.001,6672
CowsLean 85-90%1,094131.56/cwt129.00–137.001,43921
CowsLean 85-90%85087.46/cwt85.00–90.007432
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,505159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466134.71/cwt125.00–140.001,97573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503141.64/cwt140.00–147.502,12920

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.