Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-06-11

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
619 head
137 vs last sale 756 293 vs year ago 912 · 32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
32 vs last sale 102 809 vs year ago 943 · 85.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1,405 lbs. and sold for 171.00/cwt. The high selling slaughter bull weighed 1,975 lbs. and sold for 221.00/cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,743196.773,43026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490156.772,336107
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237152.361,885161
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033135.571,401164

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)1,050$3,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,63613
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,26636
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,2002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,8003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,765$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$2,74224

Every lot, as filed

29 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 28402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-37202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29602,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,85012
Bulls1,732188.59/cwt177.50–197.503,26612
Bulls1,941207.68/cwt200.00–221.004,03110
Bulls1,363172.08/cwt170.00–174.002,3452
BullsReturn to Feed1,202216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,5962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262157.45/cwt155.00–170.001,98756
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2682,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1562,586.80/head2,500.00–2,700.002,58710
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1901254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,2895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2432,385.90/head2,200.00–2,500.002,38617
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7654,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224149.88/cwt140.00–155.001,835104
Bred CowsMedium 29201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0722,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1947225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1319
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2756180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457151.67/cwt140.00–156.002,21046
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515160.62/cwt155.00–171.002,43361
CowsLean 85-90%1,096150.05/cwt145.00–165.001,64545
CowsLean 85-90%952119.76/cwt110.00–124.001,14017
CowsLean 85-90%1,043135.06/cwt125.00–144.001,40993
CowsLean 85-90%77598.26/cwt70.00–110.007629

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.