Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,694	192.60	3,264	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	162.59	2,369	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	160.16	1,963	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	130.06	1,254	189

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,470	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$2,329	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$1,900	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,033	12
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$3,794	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	826	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,189	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	99.96/cwt	65.00–115.00	872	65
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	203.27/cwt	195.00–220.00	2,171	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,387.61/head	2,250.00–2,520.00	2,388	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,329.23/head	2,230.00–2,550.00	2,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,999.75/head	2,850.00–3,130.00	3,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	157.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,235	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	166.81/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,462	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	158.65/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,612	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	126.64/cwt	117.50–133.00	1,293	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	143.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,425	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	740	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	882	3,785.00/head	3,775.00–3,800.00	3,785	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,879	206.31/cwt	201.00–217.00	3,877	9
Bulls	—	—	1,370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	189.79/cwt	180.00–201.00	3,122	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	157.47/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,923	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	167.28/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,058	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	135.23/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,707	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	221.68/cwt	220.00–222.50	2,115	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	204.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,136	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,033.33/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,033	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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