Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement auction tonight.

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	—	High	1,622	183.13	2,970	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	149.59	1,793	284
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	148.24	2,166	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	137.65	1,329	167

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)	1,053	$2,801	70
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,700	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,511	217
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$2,107	111
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,047	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,076	$2,015	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,661	39
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$2,539	20
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,448	6
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,910	$4,486	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,344	$3,711	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,217	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$3,508	84
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$3,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,205	97
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,044	$2,832	44

Every lot, as filed

70 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 Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,448.25/head	2,025.00–2,600.00	2,448	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910	4,486.07/head	4,400.00–4,560.00	4,486	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,273.97/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,274	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	876	244.69/cwt	228.00–255.00	2,143	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	3,066.32/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,066	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,448.16/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,217.01/head	2,400.00–4,200.00	3,217	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	135.78/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,328	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	97.88/cwt	81.00–105.00	817	10
Bulls	—	—	1,837	194.64/cwt	182.50–214.00	3,576	23
Bulls	—	—	1,565	177.23/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,774	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,112	189.98/cwt	182.50–202.50	2,113	5
Bulls	—	—	1,430	154.98/cwt	147.50–162.00	2,216	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,335.94/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,336	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	997	2,793.75/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,794	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,978.13/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,978	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,776.92/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,777	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	3,045.45/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,045	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,923.08/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,923	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	815	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	817	2,400.00/head	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	135.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,904	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	152.65/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,236	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	145.55/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,125	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	154.80/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,836	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	146.80/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,770	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	948	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	119.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,156	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	151.67/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,470	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,390.67/head	1,800.00–2,670.00	2,391	105
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683	6
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,066	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,812	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	969	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,793	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,202.97/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,203	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	200.83/cwt	188.00–218.00	2,243	42
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,261.11/head	2,750.00–3,575.00	3,261	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	2,737.05/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,737	89
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,066	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,143.78/head	1,930.00–2,350.00	2,144	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	1,763.39/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,763	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	747	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	198.93/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,995	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,582.54/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,583	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	171.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,906	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	2,290.93/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,291	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	218.44/cwt	217.00–222.50	2,180	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,751.38/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,751	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	9

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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