Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-05-28

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 28
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
446 vs last sale 566 572 vs year ago 692 · 82.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
662 head
421 vs last sale 241 552 vs year ago 110 · +501.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 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
BullsLow1,583191.333,02942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,453153.682,233118
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218153.141,866239
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012137.421,391142

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,39423
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,32910
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,001$2,01312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,099$1,75710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$3,62510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)765$1,9506

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-29603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1803,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1042,260.08/head1,840.00–2,475.002,26016
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058184.94/cwt180.00–195.001,9576
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,328.50/head2,100.00–2,425.002,32910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0991,756.64/head1,700.00–1,780.001,75710
Bred CowsMedium 1-28201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1312,128.68/head1,955.00–2,250.002,1297
Bulls1,525162.11/cwt160.00–167.502,4723
CowsLean 85-90%998118.19/cwt110.00–122.501,18012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257126.56/cwt120.00–132.501,5913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513135.75/cwt135.00–137.502,0543
CowsLean 85-90%78886.29/cwt80.00–95.006803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441147.40/cwt140.00–154.002,12452
Bulls1,877198.25/cwt187.00–216.003,72114
BullsReturn to Feed925223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214161.30/cwt155.00–170.001,95890
CowsLean 85-90%1,021149.80/cwt145.00–159.001,52949
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460159.72/cwt155.00–172.502,33263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1572,700.56/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7017
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,166209.53/cwt200.00–217.502,4439
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1889236.53/cwt235.00–245.002,10312
Bulls1,583180.85/cwt170.00–190.002,86319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220148.65/cwt137.00–155.001,814146
CowsLean 85-90%1,018134.57/cwt125.00–145.001,37078

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.