Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,765	188.09	3,319	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	159.25	1,946	181
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	158.74	2,319	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	137.10	1,377	154

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$3,184	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$3,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,336	$2,838	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,800	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$3,069	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$2,936	11

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2	—	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bulls	—	—	2,012	210.01/cwt	199.00–222.50	4,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,457	169.23/cwt	162.50–175.00	2,466	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	187.87/cwt	174.00–202.50	3,323	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	158.12/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,921	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	170.47/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,083	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	100.53/cwt	85.00–110.00	897	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,984	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	3,070.08/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,070	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	3,069.01/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,069	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	3,656.20/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,656	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,281	2,468.29/head	2,430.00–2,500.00	2,468	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,121	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,850	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	2,947.28/head	2,700.00–3,265.00	2,947	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	208.20/cwt	195.00–225.00	2,169	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	143.24/cwt	137.50–148.00	2,087	21
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	978	173.01/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,692	9
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,136	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,102	8
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,704	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	143.53/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,484	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	124.75/cwt	115.00–132.50	1,194	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	158.66/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,675	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	144.26/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,800	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	158.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,294	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	170.35/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,550	27

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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