Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-08-13

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 13
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
150 vs last sale 408 439 vs year ago 697 · 63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
27 vs last sale 112 54 vs year ago 139 · 38.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
BullsAverage1,791199.113,56625
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,650195.003,2182thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471166.982,45745
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,227164.632,02060
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low993133.961,33058

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 (2-4 yrs)1,185$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,0706
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$2,7884thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,71521
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,8253thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)853$2,7254thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,4802thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,135$2,6701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$3,3003thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,1453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0353,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bulls1,563191.07/cwt180.00–200.002,98610
Bulls1,921209.02/cwt200.00–222.504,01513
Bulls2,088174.84/cwt170.00–179.503,6512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221173.53/cwt169.00–181.002,11922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242143.47/cwt132.00–153.001,7829
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,424162.92/cwt155.00–167.002,32019
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1903,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,051209.87/cwt200.00–220.002,2068
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2972,628.97/head2,430.00–2,770.002,62913
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28552,480.00/head2,480.00–2,480.002,4802
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,670.00/head2,670.00–2,670.002,6701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0853,070.05/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0706
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1452,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1993263.69/cwt235.00–285.002,6183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516173.08/cwt170.00–180.002,62423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428145.94/cwt140.00–149.002,0843
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Stock CowsMedium 1-2952210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9996
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0652,610.00/head2,610.00–2,610.002,6104
CowsLean 85-90%91096.35/cwt80.00–115.0087715
CowsLean 85-90%1,065163.88/cwt156.00–173.001,74512
CowsLean 85-90%929129.46/cwt120.00–137.501,20310
CowsLean 85-90%1,042145.88/cwt140.00–154.001,52021
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,650195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,2182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227164.44/cwt155.00–169.002,01829

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.