Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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	1,763	183.15	3,230	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	157.93	2,356	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	148.02	1,822	242
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	126.73	1,308	149

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)	1,375	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,907	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,280	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,211	15
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,556	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$4,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	183.12/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,289	33
Bulls	—	—	1,905	203.09/cwt	190.00–214.00	3,869	8
Bulls	—	—	1,563	168.73/cwt	159.00–180.00	2,637	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	135.69/cwt	127.50–141.00	1,700	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	147.28/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,551	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	147.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,821	143
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	924	250.44/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,314	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,875.33/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,875	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	176.99/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,873	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,210.85/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,211	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,279.74/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,280	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	208.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,592	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	3,367.46/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,367	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	4,749.52/head	4,700.00–4,800.00	4,750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	190.99/cwt	175.00–211.00	2,173	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	132.20/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,411	89
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	2,766.05/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,766	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	795	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	891	2,502.24/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,502	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	158.38/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,915	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	111.91/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,110	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	140.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,989	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	153.99/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,196	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	165.20/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,615	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	92.69/cwt	90.00–100.00	799	14

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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