Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-03-19

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 19
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
618 head
3 vs last sale 621 593 vs year ago 1,211 · 49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
194 head
43 vs last sale 237 828 vs year ago 1,022 · 81.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower. 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
BullsHigh1,713172.882,96164
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,430175.002,5036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455140.442,044106
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227139.591,713175
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,005113.041,137142

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)1,127$2,33816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,178$2,1354thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$1,93722
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,88112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,6002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)847$1,7355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$3,0258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)844$2,9899
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,48214

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-27503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-27602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0332,482.14/head2,150.00–2,700.002,48214
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,134.93/head2,100.00–2,170.002,1354
Stock CowsMedium 2877150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,154.71/head1,900.00–2,575.002,15512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,250187.45/cwt180.00–200.002,3435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855206.41/cwt195.00–217.501,7654
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1958210.98/cwt202.50–230.002,02110
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,067160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7073
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2943155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2532,886.83/head2,550.00–3,000.002,8874
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,124169.96/cwt152.50–180.001,91033
CowsLean 85-90%85078.98/cwt75.00–90.0067124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241136.73/cwt130.00–140.001,69784
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,430175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,5036
CowsLean 85-90%1,056133.12/cwt127.50–137.501,40637
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208144.17/cwt139.00–150.001,74285
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427137.20/cwt130.00–141.001,95864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497145.99/cwt141.00–157.002,18541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8781
CowsLean 85-90%1,061123.26/cwt112.00–130.001,30851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298114.80/cwt110.00–125.001,4906
Bred CowsMedium 1-29401,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1431,716.87/head1,600.00–1,925.001,71711
Bred CowsMedium 1-29851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4482,346.11/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3464
BullsReturn to Feed995195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9402
Bulls1,479152.88/cwt137.50–162.502,2617
Bulls1,695169.80/cwt160.00–182.502,87838
Bulls1,934185.40/cwt180.00–207.003,58617
CowsLean 85-90%97398.15/cwt90.00–109.0095530

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.