Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-06-04

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 4
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
756 head
636 vs last sale 120 121 vs year ago 635 · +19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
560 vs last sale 662 17 vs year ago 85 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,705192.363,27964
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460153.872,247138
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209151.681,833302
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,020132.581,353156

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)930$2,6339
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$2,42012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,1504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,9156
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,1003thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1601,915.00/head1,915.00–1,915.001,9156
Stock CowsMedium 2854207.42/cwt180.00–225.001,77120
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215173.15/cwt165.00–177.502,10421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0872,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201132.11/cwt125.00–137.501,58714
CowsLean 85-90%92992.76/cwt65.00–115.008626
Bulls1,869204.15/cwt195.00–227.003,81627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499159.60/cwt155.00–165.002,39250
CowsLean 85-90%1,063146.60/cwt141.00–153.001,55836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216159.59/cwt155.00–169.001,94183
Bulls1,576158.95/cwt154.00–165.002,5054
CowsLean 85-90%993120.36/cwt110.00–125.001,19536
BullsReturn to Feed1,047175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8322
Bulls1,716183.08/cwt174.00–192.503,14227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438150.62/cwt140.00–155.002,16688
CowsLean 85-90%1,020134.81/cwt125.00–141.001,37578
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206149.81/cwt139.00–155.001,807205
BullsReturn to Feed978217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1274
Bred CowsMedium 28052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3412,845.76/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8464
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1962245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3572
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1970229.22/cwt221.00–232.502,2238
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,207.57/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2088

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.