Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-10-08

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 8
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
394 head
393 vs last sale 787 463 vs year ago 857 · 54.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
79 vs last sale 234 93 vs year ago 62 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,654190.463,15047
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,347186.002,5052thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501162.782,44370
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216159.831,943102
CowsLean 85-90%Average999135.671,35690

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)1,085$2,68620
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,259$2,23925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$2,1569
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)785$2,7254thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)760$2,50013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$3,1756

Every lot, as filed

35 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 and Large 1-21,2803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1353,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1503
Bulls1,640186.23/cwt175.00–197.503,05434
Bulls1,836208.00/cwt197.50–217.503,81910
Bulls1,380160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2081
BullsReturn to Feed1,115190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1192
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263167.59/cwt165.00–179.002,11724
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303144.08/cwt140.00–147.501,8773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3353,185.21/head2,950.00–3,450.003,1855
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,021280.56/cwt275.00–295.002,86518
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198236.12/cwt235.00–240.002,8299
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2453,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5462,555.20/head2,400.00–2,750.002,55511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,167212.00/cwt195.00–220.002,4749
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1771300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3133
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50013
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27852,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7254
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred CowsMedium 1-29802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2990175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7335
CowsLean 85-90%1,021143.06/cwt135.00–150.001,46133
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,347186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5052
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452158.30/cwt150.00–165.002,29936
Bred CowsMedium 28402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred CowsMedium 29421,756.88/head1,500.00–1,950.001,75711
Bred CowsMedium 28601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,577171.76/cwt165.00–182.002,70929
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407142.99/cwt140.00–145.002,0125
CowsLean 85-90%1,006158.87/cwt152.50–165.001,59821
CowsLean 85-90%1,009124.72/cwt110.00–132.001,25826
CowsLean 85-90%88791.05/cwt80.00–102.5080810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197157.98/cwt150.00–165.001,89175

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.