Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-09-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 24
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
406 head
52 vs last sale 354 113 vs year ago 519 · 21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
161 head
38 vs last sale 123 91 vs year ago 70 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 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
BullsLow1,685192.153,23731
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227162.932,00073
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,492161.352,40788
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,064139.461,484142

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)1,100$3,2439
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,251$2,91437
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$2,50714
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,4507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,40010
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,2756
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,9004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,019$2,5418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$4,2503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)914$3,7508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)972$3,5339

Every lot, as filed

37 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 28803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29704,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1604,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2503
Bulls1,495171.28/cwt168.00–174.002,5614
Bulls1,659188.39/cwt178.00–197.503,12518
Bulls1,821208.93/cwt200.00–219.003,8059
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288145.12/cwt135.00–150.001,86910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236162.14/cwt155.00–167.002,00437
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192170.91/cwt167.00–177.002,03726
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4507
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3723,362.28/head3,000.00–3,700.003,36214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1362,565.91/head2,500.00–2,700.002,56619
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,0402,445.00/head2,445.00–2,445.002,4455
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1827305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1044
CowsLean 85-90%1,078145.11/cwt137.50–155.001,56472
Bred CowsMedium 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40010
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2862245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1127
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,243.43/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2439
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573174.48/cwt168.00–185.002,74527
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456145.06/cwt130.00–153.002,11221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456161.03/cwt155.00–168.002,34540
CowsLean 85-90%1,073163.15/cwt159.00–170.001,75118
CowsLean 85-90%1,060129.69/cwt117.50–137.501,37542
CowsLean 85-90%96897.23/cwt75.00–112.5094110

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.