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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 26

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

609 head

▲ 349 vs last sale 260▼ 8 vs year ago 617 · −1.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 96▼ 112 vs year ago 212 · −52.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top selling slaughter cow weighed 1,610 lbs. and sold for 170.00/cwt. The high selling bull weighed 2,105 lbs. and sold for 210.00/cwt.

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	—	Low	1,711	172.20	2,946	67
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,610	170.00	2,737	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	139.84	2,063	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	137.17	1,688	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	121.81	1,232	156

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)	1,209	$2,331	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$2,115	33
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	927	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,674	154.64/cwt	127.50–170.00	2,589	19
Bulls	—	—	1,717	174.15/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,990	26
Bulls	—	—	1,914	188.98/cwt	180.00–210.00	3,617	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	91.36/cwt	90.00–97.50	803	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	107.19/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,004	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	139.55/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,426	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	122.44/cwt	112.50–132.00	1,261	107
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	146.15/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,745	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	135.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,680	107
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	119.61/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,518	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	136.96/cwt	130.00–142.50	2,011	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	148.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	2,214	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	124.10/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,852	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,737	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,072.16/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,072	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,208.67/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,209	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	798	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,097	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	852	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,448	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,123	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	156.78/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,641	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	179.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,959	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Feb 26, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 609Last week 260Year ago 617

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 96Year ago 212

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,190	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,208.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,170	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,072.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,252	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,240	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	852	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	798	137.50	137.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	175.00–185.00	179.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	207.50	207.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,047	152.50–170.00	156.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	930	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,468	130.00–142.50	136.96
35	—	1,490	144.00–160.00	148.58
5	—	1,492	112.50–130.00	124.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,030	112.50–132.00	122.44
6	—	879	90.00–97.50	91.36
23	—	1,022	132.50–145.00	139.55
20	—	937	105.00–112.50	107.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,269	110.00–127.50	119.61
107	—	1,241	130.00–142.50	135.37
41	—	1,194	142.50–156.00	146.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	927	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,717	167.50–182.50	174.15
18	—	1,914	180.00–210.00	188.98
19	—	1,674	127.50–170.00	154.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.