Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-09-03

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
544 head
262 vs last sale 806 303 vs year ago 847 · 35.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
1,597 vs last sale 1,761 423 vs year ago 587 · 72.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,513219.003,31373
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220167.862,047158
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,486167.562,48985
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,005141.961,426108

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)1,120$4,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$3,18820
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$2,79512
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,251$2,72924
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,9505
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,6502thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)810$2,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$3,84716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$3,0068

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2-37852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0653,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29153,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1043,935.00/head3,900.00–3,950.003,93510
Bulls1,672195.22/cwt185.00–201.003,26423
Bulls1,838216.62/cwt205.00–226.003,98122
Bulls1,364168.49/cwt150.00–179.002,2984
BullsLight Weight1,087252.38/cwt240.00–260.002,74324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227165.13/cwt157.50–173.002,026104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192179.23/cwt175.00–187.502,13643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2842,837.12/head2,500.00–3,260.002,83719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2173,674.52/head3,100.00–3,950.003,6756
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2603,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1889322.51/cwt315.00–332.502,8678
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,129222.03/cwt215.00–240.002,5077
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1204,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,111249.82/cwt240.00–255.002,77616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,794.88/head2,600.00–2,925.002,79512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1743,177.86/head2,815.00–3,450.003,17811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260149.18/cwt140.00–155.001,88011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,581178.26/cwt174.00–188.002,81823
Stock CowsMedium 2911200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8224
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1252,319.39/head2,235.00–2,375.002,3195
Bred CowsMedium 29102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461153.38/cwt140.00–157.502,24111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448165.80/cwt160.00–172.002,40151
CowsLean 85-90%1,053148.40/cwt142.50–155.001,56330
CowsLean 85-90%1,042164.89/cwt160.00–172.501,71835
CowsLean 85-90%969131.44/cwt125.00–140.001,27428
CowsLean 85-90%88795.18/cwt75.00–120.0084415

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.