Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-12-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 17
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
904 head
28 vs last sale 876 401 vs year ago 503 · +79.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
176 head
188 vs last sale 364 61 vs year ago 115 · +53.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. " Everyone have a Merry Christmas".

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
BullsLow1,756180.703,17243
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,509156.612,364125
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205151.801,829327
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,037131.971,368301

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 (2-4 yrs)1,011$3,0577
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$2,55442
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,092$2,21433

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Stock CowsMedium 2810165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3375
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0523,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred CowsMedium 1-29802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050171.71/cwt167.50–175.001,80329
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0982,334.12/head2,200.00–2,500.002,33419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508138.12/cwt125.00–142.502,08311
CowsLean 85-90%948101.28/cwt75.00–107.5096016
CowsLean 85-90%1,023148.24/cwt137.50–155.001,51682
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580165.21/cwt160.00–179.002,61044
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212157.60/cwt155.00–170.001,910134
Bulls1,605163.86/cwt142.50–172.502,63011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249135.01/cwt130.00–137.501,6867
CowsLean 85-90%1,014116.58/cwt108.00–122.501,18261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1042,510.66/head2,300.00–2,700.002,51132
Bulls1,797181.50/cwt170.00–191.003,26222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198148.25/cwt140.00–155.001,776186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465154.11/cwt145.00–159.002,25870
CowsLean 85-90%1,064132.65/cwt122.50–140.001,411142
Bulls1,830197.45/cwt190.00–207.503,61310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,119241.17/cwt235.00–250.002,6999
Stock CowsMedium 1-2998194.09/cwt190.00–200.001,93718
Bred CowsMedium 29751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1916275.60/cwt260.00–280.002,5247
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1093,117.32/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1177
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1900270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4305

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.