Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,730	184.42	3,191	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,395	171.00	2,385	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	150.80	2,230	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	150.24	1,836	209
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	135.53	1,335	146

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)	1,175	$2,775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,629	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$2,092	23
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,935	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$3,892	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	898	$3,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,021	$3,272	16

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,519	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	180.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,897	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,697.30/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,697	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,775.32/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	119.06/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,106	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	7
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,192	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,877	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	967	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,644	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	155.36/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,397	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	148.08/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,132	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	136.36/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,370	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	148.65/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,484	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,091.84/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,092	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	3,880.00/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,880	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	175.95/cwt	142.00–185.00	2,799	14
Bulls	—	—	1,842	192.28/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,542	22
Bulls	—	—	1,478	157.26/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	147.51/cwt	137.50–152.50	1,792	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	101.31/cwt	80.00–115.00	851	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	155.59/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,922	75
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	203.76/cwt	195.00–210.00	2,223	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	976	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,416	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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