Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-06-25

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 25
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
104 vs last sale 414 297 vs year ago 607 · 48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
51 vs last sale 130 31 vs year ago 48 · +64.6%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply was light with very 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
BullsAverage1,597199.413,18556
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444159.702,30663
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226158.461,94385
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002140.131,40456

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)1,099$2,63021
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$2,1229
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,9003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)970$2,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$3,5007

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
BullsReturn to Feed1,239183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,067232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,4756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1072,725.65/head2,675.00–2,800.002,72611
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1072,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0007
CowsLean 85-90%1,008153.69/cwt150.00–163.001,54920
Bulls1,714214.88/cwt205.00–232.003,68322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240152.75/cwt144.00–157.501,89437
CowsLean 85-90%1,051142.88/cwt132.00–148.001,50225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416155.29/cwt148.00–159.002,19933
Bulls1,600192.33/cwt181.00–202.503,07726
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220139.83/cwt130.00–142.501,7065
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520142.89/cwt140.00–146.002,1722
CowsLean 85-90%986123.12/cwt117.50–126.001,2145
Bulls1,317174.71/cwt162.50–180.002,3013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215165.54/cwt157.50–174.002,01143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472166.09/cwt160.00–174.002,44528
CowsLean 85-90%79197.62/cwt90.00–107.507726
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,073182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9583
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2909207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8868
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0912,524.36/head2,350.00–2,700.002,52410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Stock CowsMedium 2966210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0294
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5007

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.