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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
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Published: 2025-04-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 23

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

575 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 665▼ 422 vs year ago 997 · −42.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 321▲ 83 vs year ago 100 · +83.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

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	—	High	1,610	184.34	2,967	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	148.99	2,241	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	147.92	1,808	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	135.70	1,394	136

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)	920	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,360	63
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$2,300	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,823	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,550	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	777	$1,670	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,560	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$3,213	16

Every lot

37 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	971	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,728	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,008	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	163.35/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	174.75/cwt	169.00–182.50	2,691	25
Bulls	—	—	1,785	190.86/cwt	180.00–205.00	3,407	38
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	91.34/cwt	85.00–97.50	836	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	116.83/cwt	107.50–123.00	1,110	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	136.42/cwt	124.00–142.50	1,402	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	147.21/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,568	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	152.29/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,837	97
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,783	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	124.98/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,556	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	146.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,171	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	125.40/cwt	115.00–132.50	1,885	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	154.48/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,374	35
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	840	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	860	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	940	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,788.02/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,788	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,160	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	2,327.16/head	1,950.00–2,675.00	2,327	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,770.52/head	2,675.00–3,100.00	2,771	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	777	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	842	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,000	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	186.22/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,894	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	234.79/cwt	209.00–250.00	2,404	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	4

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 23, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 575Last week 665Year ago 997

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 321Year ago 100

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,560	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	840	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,788.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	—	1,161	1,950.00–2,675.00	2,327.16

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	860	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	940	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	920	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,240	2,675.00–3,100.00	2,770.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	4	—	790	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	777	1,670.00	1,670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,024	209.00–250.00	234.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	842	237.50	237.50

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	11	—	1,017	175.00–210.00	186.22

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	4	—	1,135	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	211.00	211.00
4	—	971	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,540	169.00–182.50	174.75
38	—	1,785	180.00–205.00	190.86
3	—	1,420	160.00–167.50	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	115.00–132.50	125.40
50	—	1,481	140.00–150.00	146.57
35	—	1,537	150.00–161.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,065	142.00–155.00	147.21
14	—	950	107.50–123.00	116.83
59	—	1,028	124.00–142.50	136.42
9	—	915	85.00–97.50	91.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	115.00–130.00	124.98
85	—	1,240	140.00–147.50	143.75
97	—	1,206	145.00–161.00	152.29

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.