Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-8.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,788	206.72	3,697	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	172.69	2,655	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	170.22	2,079	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	130.57	1,245	51

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$3,445	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,813	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,745	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	128.11/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,018	8
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	893	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,898	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,703.41/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,703	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	171.74/cwt	167.50–176.00	2,576	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	181.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,871	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	151.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,362	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	147.40/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,624	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	163.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,716	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	98.22/cwt	70.00–115.00	837	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	149.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,902	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	3,125.96/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,126	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	766	188.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,445	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	247.78/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,334	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,445.00/head	3,445.00–3,445.00	3,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,914.29/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,914	7
Bulls	—	—	1,644	194.90/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,204	10
Bulls	—	—	1,913	216.21/cwt	205.00–238.00	4,136	15
Bulls	—	—	1,360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	167.70/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,051	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	177.52/cwt	173.00–187.50	2,150	26

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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