Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-04-30

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 30
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
438 head
137 vs last sale 575 194 vs year ago 632 · 30.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
5 vs last sale 183 103 vs year ago 75 · +137.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with 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
BullsAverage1,743182.563,18152
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462149.752,19068
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225148.991,826140
CowsLean 85-90%High971134.471,30692

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 (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,8006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,45413
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,40315
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,146$1,8906
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)842$2,0498
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,6003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,955$5,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$3,9505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,058$3,45812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$3,3176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)940$2,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,0603,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1533,316.67/head3,150.00–3,400.003,3176
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0583,458.33/head3,200.00–3,550.003,45812
Bulls1,619173.36/cwt164.00–181.002,80719
Bulls1,844190.32/cwt180.00–206.003,51030
Bulls1,512163.24/cwt162.00–165.002,4683
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218144.09/cwt136.00–149.001,75560
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231152.66/cwt149.00–159.001,87980
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426146.22/cwt142.50–151.002,08538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
BullsMedium and Large 11,9555,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3008
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1981227.58/cwt222.00–240.002,2338
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,018211.89/cwt211.00–212.502,1579
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2832235.70/cwt215.00–250.001,9615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125188.73/cwt175.00–195.002,12319
Bred CowsMedium 21,1461,890.00/head1,890.00–1,890.001,8906
Stock CowsMedium 1-2987175.25/cwt162.50–182.501,73013
Bred HeifersMedium 27201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28422,049.44/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0498
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,402.61/head2,250.00–2,525.002,40315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,011186.27/cwt185.00–190.001,88312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,511154.89/cwt150.00–159.002,34029
CowsLean 85-90%1,030147.83/cwt143.00–155.001,52331
CowsLean 85-90%840115.85/cwt110.00–122.0097316
CowsLean 85-90%970102.45/cwt100.00–105.009942
CowsLean 85-90%978133.26/cwt125.00–149.001,30343

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.