Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-30

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 30
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
427 head
98 vs last sale 329 96 vs year ago 523 · 18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
36 vs last sale 59 53 vs year ago 42 · +126.2%
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 steady to 3.00 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
BullsLow1,723198.133,41326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,449164.682,38754
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213162.271,969122
CowsLean 85-90%Low996133.901,334142

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)1,193$2,99423
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$2,45417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,3497
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,8502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,4702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$3,6505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,6503thin

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 1-27603,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1652,070.00/head2,070.00–2,070.002,0705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2840230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9324
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114233.57/cwt230.00–245.002,60211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1672,349.19/head2,285.00–2,400.002,3497
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,518.13/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5189
Bulls2,093170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,5582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418135.85/cwt135.00–137.501,9263
CowsLean 85-90%961125.68/cwt120.00–130.001,20841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250139.32/cwt130.00–146.001,7423
CowsLean 85-90%874109.97/cwt80.00–117.5096125
CowsLean 85-90%1,066142.31/cwt135.00–150.001,51753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,196159.64/cwt149.00–166.001,90984
Bulls1,794211.40/cwt200.00–230.003,79312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251170.56/cwt166.00–186.002,13435
CowsLean 85-90%1,031155.21/cwt150.00–167.001,60023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463171.26/cwt167.00–181.002,50621
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29502,470.00/head2,470.00–2,470.002,4702
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1850272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3163
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1932,994.21/head2,700.00–3,300.002,99423
Bulls1,590189.54/cwt182.50–199.003,01412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443162.95/cwt155.00–167.502,35130

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.