Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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	—	High	1,683	190.74	3,209	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	164.23	2,477	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	160.74	1,962	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	139.58	1,423	99

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)	1,350	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,809	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$2,310	22
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,240	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	1,020	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	210.95/cwt	205.00–219.00	3,624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,631	161.85/cwt	142.50–174.00	2,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	191.40/cwt	179.00–200.00	3,223	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	163.33/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,973	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	171.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,034	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	144.08/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,853	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,474	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	248.26/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,214	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	195.89/cwt	182.00–205.00	2,086	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	2,300.76/head	2,190.00–2,385.00	2,301	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	3,226.92/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,227	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	99.46/cwt	70.00–110.00	945	13
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	896	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,971	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	845	2,240.00/head	2,240.00–2,240.00	2,240	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,002	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,564.92/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,565	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	162.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,451	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	173.95/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,611	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	147.76/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,299	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	124.56/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,303	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	148.48/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,550	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	165.52/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,611	18

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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