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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 2

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

755 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 623▼ 26 vs year ago 781 · −3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

860 head

▲ 682 vs last sale 178▲ 591 vs year ago 269 · +219.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the special replacement auction tonite. The top selling lot in the replacement auction was an 18 month old bull at 5,400.00. The top selling bred cows sold for 3,300.00 with the high selling pairs at 4,500.00.

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	1,686	173.40	2,924	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	140.83	2,099	169
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	140.00	1,692	259
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	117.26	1,178	140

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)	1,081	$2,514	39
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,380	116
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,158	55
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$2,010	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,779	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$1,715	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,887	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,711	19
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,500	7
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,283	$3,533	16
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$3,344	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,750	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$4,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$3,589	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$3,580	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$3,292	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,254	74
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,902	43
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$3,840	47

Every lot

68 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,123	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,572	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,317	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,514	156.38/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,368	12
Bulls	—	—	1,679	172.29/cwt	162.50–185.00	2,893	36
Bulls	—	—	1,893	187.10/cwt	180.00–203.00	3,542	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	75.19/cwt	55.00–90.00	666	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	106.85/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,061	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	123.86/cwt	115.00–132.50	1,263	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	138.68/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,470	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	145.80/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,732	118
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	135.37/cwt	127.50–141.00	1,658	139
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	119.57/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,501	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	126.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,799	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	139.21/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,078	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	144.60/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,169	83
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	5,197.74/head	4,900.00–5,400.00	5,198	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	3,149.15/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,149	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	3,344.25/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,344	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,750	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	2,554.93/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,555	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	3,117.44/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,117	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	925	1,665.00/head	1,665.00–1,665.00	1,665	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	925	1,642.64/head	1,365.00–1,750.00	1,643	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	942	2,115.13/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,115	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,017	1,700.66/head	1,640.00–1,800.00	1,701	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,031	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	2,011.36/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,011	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,757.58/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,758	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,102.91/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,103	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,338.45/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,338	75
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,838.36/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,838	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,890.22/head	1,615.00–2,225.00	1,890	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,214	2,803.74/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,804	27
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	902	228.49/cwt	222.50–241.00	2,061	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	937	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,462	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	162.11/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,629	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,009	167.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,692	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	185.26/cwt	172.50–212.50	2,092	55
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	7
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	40
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	915	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,021	2,945.83/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,946	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,360.00/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,360	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	3,782.00/head	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,782	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	3,340.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,340	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	3,063.51/head	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,064	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,793.94/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,794	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	3,780.00/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,780	20

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 755Last week 623Year ago 781

Replacement CattleReceipts 860Last week 178Year ago 269

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	825	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	838	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,554.93

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	—	795	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	928	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,117.44
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,054	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,023	1,840.00	1,840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,031	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,017	1,640.00–1,800.00	1,700.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,178	1,615.00–2,225.00	1,890.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,175	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,838.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,061	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,011.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	—	1,140	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,338.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,080	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,757.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	47	—	1,090	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,102.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,140	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,140	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,214	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,803.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,665.00	1,665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	942	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,115.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	925	1,365.00–1,750.00	1,642.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	760	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	910	195.00	195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,005	155.00–175.00	162.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	902	222.50–241.00	228.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,129	172.50–212.50	185.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,009	160.00–175.00	167.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	937	156.00	156.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,040	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	925	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	920	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,021	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,945.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	985	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,040	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,092	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,340.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,051	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,782.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,120	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,106	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,063.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,090	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,118	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,793.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,125	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,115	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,147	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,780.00

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	5	—	985	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,252	4,900.00–5,400.00	5,197.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	13	—	1,290	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,149.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,750	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,435	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,344.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,514	140.00–165.00	156.38
23	—	1,893	180.00–203.00	187.10
36	—	1,679	162.50–185.00	172.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,317	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,225	127.50–141.00	135.37
2	—	1,255	114.00–125.00	119.57
118	—	1,188	139.00–155.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,419	122.00–130.00	126.76
83	—	1,500	143.00–152.00	144.60
72	—	1,493	132.00–143.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	886	55.00–90.00	75.19
23	—	993	92.00–114.00	106.85
33	—	1,060	132.00–147.50	138.68
63	—	1,020	115.00–132.50	123.86

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.