Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-23

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 23
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
329 head
448 vs last sale 777 293 vs year ago 622 · 47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
15 vs last sale 74 26 vs year ago 85 · 30.6%
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 3.00-9.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was light with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,426176.732,52046
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,490164.262,44742
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228157.331,93291
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002134.621,34985

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,16123
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,9602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$3,9836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$3,4003thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 11,1333,983.33/head3,600.00–4,200.003,9836
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-27603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 48401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0962,353.23/head1,960.00–2,600.002,3538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0902
Stock CowsMedium 2830192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5983
Bulls1,095156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,70817
CowsLean 85-90%958127.03/cwt120.00–131.001,21721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,291139.68/cwt125.00–145.001,80312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1052
CowsLean 85-90%89196.81/cwt90.00–100.0086314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,459158.25/cwt147.00–165.002,30922
Bulls1,886206.14/cwt199.00–220.003,8887
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255170.91/cwt162.00–183.502,14519
CowsLean 85-90%1,096152.62/cwt147.00–163.001,67326
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531173.74/cwt165.00–182.502,66018
Bulls1,441172.47/cwt166.00–179.002,4858
Bred CowsMedium 21,1351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3693,014.90/head2,800.00–3,600.003,0155
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,136187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,1303
Bulls1,589189.63/cwt179.00–200.003,01314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207156.56/cwt149.00–161.001,89060
CowsLean 85-90%1,004143.82/cwt135.00–147.501,44424

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.