Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-31

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Jul 31
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1798
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Receipts
1,016 head
410 vs last sale 1,426 276 vs year ago 1,292 · 21.4%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Feeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a large crowd on hand for tonight's JRS special cow sale. The majority of the offering consisted of cows bred for fall calving, and a handful of high quality pairs, all of which found good demand from many bidders and buyers.

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)1,246$3,530510
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$2,88999
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,85547
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,192$3,77756
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,051$3,41987
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)980$2,60010
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,700$4,7004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,675$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,391$3,49628
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,428$3,23510

Every lot, as filed

27 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Replacement Cattle Special - Carthage, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,589.70/head2,200.00–2,800.002,59015
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60010
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2153,934.44/head3,500.00–4,050.003,93446
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0843,054.89/head2,750.00–3,300.003,05510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0563,615.75/head3,500.00–3,800.003,61627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2463,842.76/head3,550.00–4,100.003,843179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2573,376.94/head2,800.00–3,700.003,377303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2532,836.80/head2,500.00–2,950.002,83711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,723.25/head2,400.00–3,000.002,72345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0493,329.92/head3,300.00–3,500.003,33060
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1902,978.87/head2,900.00–3,100.002,97932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3503,104.72/head3,000.00–3,300.003,10541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1802,523.73/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5248
Bred CowsMedium 11,0503,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8005
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50011
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3012,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6754,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6504,466.67/head4,200.00–4,600.004,4673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3733,236.36/head3,100.00–3,500.003,23611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3933,158.33/head3,000.00–3,650.003,1586
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6903,750.00/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3113,428.57/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4297
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4803,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3803,866.67/head3,700.00–3,950.003,8673

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.