Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,729	174.79	3,022	84
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,405	172.50	2,424	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	140.58	2,068	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	137.94	1,689	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	121.58	1,261	160

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,623	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,484	45
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,061	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,019	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,982	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,950	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	814	$2,135	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,775	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,590	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,988	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$2,650	9

Every lot, as filed

34 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	2,549.55/head	2,235.00–2,850.00	2,550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,440.26/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,440	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	2,721.98/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,722	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	740	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	148.25/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,187	9
Bulls	—	—	1,749	172.40/cwt	162.50–180.00	3,015	44
Bulls	—	—	1,849	187.04/cwt	180.00–213.00	3,458	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	142.30/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,732	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	123.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,300	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	124.75/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,853	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	135.39/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,667	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	137.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,481	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	103.19/cwt	92.50–112.50	1,020	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	66.67/cwt	55.00–85.00	584	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	136.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,946	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	146.80/cwt	141.50–152.00	2,250	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	121.26/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,487	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,581	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	190.00/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,217	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,986.92/head	1,690.00–2,500.00	1,987	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,538.17/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,538	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	740	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	204.44/cwt	197.50–217.50	2,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,018.51/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,019	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,982.04/head	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,982	2

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.

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