Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was light 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	1,618	194.30	3,144	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	158.75	2,376	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	153.45	1,851	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	138.63	1,396	94

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)	1,172	$2,864	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,609	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,345	42
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,500	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,375	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,014	$3,416	22

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,585.00/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,585	10
Bulls	—	—	1,712	189.36/cwt	180.00–197.50	3,242	12
Bulls	—	—	1,774	208.73/cwt	202.50–216.00	3,703	16
Bulls	—	—	1,366	174.03/cwt	157.00–181.00	2,377	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,192	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	154.49/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,283	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	162.73/cwt	158.00–176.00	2,464	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,678.18/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,678	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	2,607.52/head	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,608	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	160.08/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,945	50
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,381.68/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,382	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,410.00/head	2,410.00–2,410.00	2,410	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	168.49/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,858	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	137.78/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,393	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	91.79/cwt	80.00–105.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	153.15/cwt	146.00–162.50	1,573	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	118.03/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,111	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	150.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,807	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	131.88/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,561	6

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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