Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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	—	Average	1,753	181.52	3,181	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	158.08	2,364	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	150.09	1,839	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	129.11	1,393	218

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)	1,044	$3,502	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$3,226	76
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,216	64
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$2,493	26
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,545	$3,733	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	1,789	184.20/cwt	175.00–192.00	3,295	33
Bulls	—	—	1,830	193.86/cwt	192.50–195.00	3,548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,564	164.29/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,569	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	138.21/cwt	122.50–142.50	1,748	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	150.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,831	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	150.75/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,711	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,656.92/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,657	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,449.29/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,449	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,490.30/head	3,300.00–3,575.00	3,490	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	3,645.28/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,645	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	981	272.60/cwt	260.00–277.50	2,674	11
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,111	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,833	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	817	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,732.61/head	3,600.00–3,875.00	3,733	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	211.10/cwt	200.00–245.00	2,430	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,129	2,039.12/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,039	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	809	290.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,349	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	138.98/cwt	132.50–142.50	2,000	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,065	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	823	2,493.36/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,493	26
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,051	168.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,767	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	117.12/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,216	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	92.99/cwt	75.00–102.50	939	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	133.36/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,454	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	158.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,924	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	167.14/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,546	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	154.23/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,289	56

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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