Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy 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	1,717	178.91	3,072	55
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,460	166.99	2,438	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	144.82	2,101	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	143.04	1,710	237
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	125.50	1,250	163

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)	1,095	$2,834	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,725	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,498	73
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$2,159	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,156	$1,957	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	983	$2,733	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$2,090	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$4,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$2,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,904	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,467	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	3,146.67/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,147	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,957.07/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,957	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	172.75/cwt	160.00–187.50	2,026	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	7
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	915	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,624	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,280	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	991	197.45/cwt	182.50–224.00	1,957	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	876	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,102	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	2,913.93/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,914	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	926	2,468.23/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,468	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	2,090.00/head	2,090.00–2,090.00	2,090	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	2,674.89/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,675	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	1,955.57/head	1,800.00–2,035.00	1,956	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	2,476.04/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,476	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,348.38/head	2,275.00–2,385.00	2,348	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	3,041.30/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,041	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	840	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	810	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	171.92/cwt	162.50–182.50	2,833	30
Bulls	—	—	1,842	189.66/cwt	180.00–208.00	3,494	23
Bulls	—	—	1,310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,096	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	149.68/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,149	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	148.22/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,753	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	82.06/cwt	70.00–92.50	690	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	109.97/cwt	102.50–119.00	1,074	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	125.20/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	140.01/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,682	141
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,460	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	141.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,069	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	138.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,447	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	127.50/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,265	65

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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