Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-16

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 16
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
777 head
266 vs last sale 511 291 vs year ago 486 · +59.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
34 vs last sale 108 21 vs year ago 53 · +39.6%
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 sold 2.00-6.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady. 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
BullsLow1,324176.852,342105
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,915175.003,3511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256151.931,908196
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,402149.382,094220
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014129.511,313168

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)1,171$2,55711
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$2,33017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,8388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,22114

Every lot, as filed

28 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 and Large 1-21,0402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0413,114.29/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1147
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0853,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Bulls1,438172.49/cwt170.00–175.002,4802
Bulls1,684192.11/cwt180.00–197.503,23518
Bulls1,997208.33/cwt200.00–218.004,16015
BullsReturn to Feed1,223210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5683
BullsReturn to Feed1,078164.35/cwt160.00–169.001,77267
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263151.03/cwt147.50–162.001,908154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2352,864.37/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8603
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,101177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,9546
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1862272.57/cwt245.00–280.002,35010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6352,945.00/head2,945.00–2,945.002,9453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1572,489.15/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4899
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3562,194.81/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1955
CowsLean 85-90%964123.06/cwt114.00–132.501,18613
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,915175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,3511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185166.84/cwt162.00–173.001,97721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272143.66/cwt125.00–147.501,82721
Bred CowsMedium 29101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Bred CowsMedium 28402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2009
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413138.09/cwt124.00–145.001,95111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,389149.27/cwt147.00–157.502,073198
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615162.73/cwt160.00–169.002,62811
CowsLean 85-90%912101.12/cwt80.00–112.5092248
CowsLean 85-90%1,069141.22/cwt134.00–148.001,51087
CowsLean 85-90%1,049150.91/cwt147.50–160.001,58320

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.