Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-10-01

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 1
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
787 head
381 vs last sale 406 32 vs year ago 819 · 3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
234 head
73 vs last sale 161 430 vs year ago 664 · 64.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,637186.593,05446
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459160.572,343105
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,243158.541,971219
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,034142.241,471263

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,90518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$2,2608
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,06524
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,650$4,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,6004thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Bulls1,599184.67/cwt175.00–195.002,95334
Bulls1,842200.09/cwt195.00–212.503,6869
Bulls1,448167.83/cwt162.50–172.002,4303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230169.01/cwt165.00–175.002,07946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451158.70/cwt150.00–165.002,30367
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478169.03/cwt165.00–177.002,49830
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1831292.36/cwt270.00–305.002,43032
BullsMedium and Large 11,6504,290.00/head4,290.00–4,290.004,2901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1987254.06/cwt230.00–270.002,50826
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,121194.00/cwt190.00–200.002,1759
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,071195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0886
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7736
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2173,137.21/head3,000.00–3,500.003,13713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,168178.06/cwt175.00–180.002,0808
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,088221.64/cwt197.50–255.002,41131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,011257.06/cwt252.50–275.002,5999
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228146.30/cwt135.00–151.001,79727
Stock CowsMedium 2895190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7014
Bred CowsMedium 21,0421,780.70/head1,665.00–2,015.001,78113
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,260.00/head2,260.00–2,260.002,2608
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458144.56/cwt130.00–152.502,1088
CowsLean 85-90%922109.65/cwt75.00–116.001,0118
CowsLean 85-90%1,055143.47/cwt135.00–153.001,514141
CowsLean 85-90%984126.10/cwt110.00–133.001,24156
CowsLean 85-90%1,048159.32/cwt153.00–165.001,67058
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250157.50/cwt150.00–165.001,969146

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.