Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,439	187.32	2,695	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	169.70	2,074	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	168.02	2,497	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	144.05	1,413	76

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)	1,160	$2,730	47
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,586	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,423	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,292	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$4,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$3,000	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	190.40/cwt	182.00–200.00	3,157	17
Bulls	—	—	1,931	209.60/cwt	197.00–226.00	4,047	16
Bulls	—	—	1,141	175.85/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,006	37
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,142	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	145.70/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,808	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	163.97/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,027	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	3,087.58/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,088	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	242.29/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,556	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	210.12/cwt	190.00–240.00	2,454	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,510.63/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,511	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	176.22/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,132	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	162.73/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,410	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,292.30/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,292	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,418.78/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,419	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	173.01/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,580	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	128.96/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,237	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	100.79/cwt	80.00–115.00	906	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	147.49/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,500	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	159.75/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,550	25

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.

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