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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
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Published: 2025-05-07

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 7

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

862 head

▲ 424 vs last sale 438▲ 169 vs year ago 693 · +24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,202 head

▲ 1,024 vs last sale 178▲ 1,131 vs year ago 71 · +1,593.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement auction tonight.

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	1,622	183.13	2,970	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	149.59	1,793	284
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	148.24	2,166	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	137.65	1,329	167

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)	1,053	$2,801	70
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,700	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,511	217
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$2,107	111
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,047	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,076	$2,015	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,661	39
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$2,539	20
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,448	6
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,910	$4,486	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,344	$3,711	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,217	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$3,508	84
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$3,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,205	97
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,044	$2,832	44

Every lot

70 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	1,112	189.98/cwt	182.50–202.50	2,113	5
Bulls	—	—	1,430	154.98/cwt	147.50–162.00	2,216	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	177.23/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,774	22
Bulls	—	—	1,837	194.64/cwt	182.50–214.00	3,576	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	97.88/cwt	81.00–105.00	817	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	119.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,156	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	151.67/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,470	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	135.78/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,328	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	154.80/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,836	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	146.80/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,770	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,659	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	135.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,904	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	145.55/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,125	89
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	152.65/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,236	63
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,336	3,066.32/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,066	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	3,217.01/head	2,400.00–4,200.00	3,217	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,910	4,486.07/head	4,400.00–4,560.00	4,486	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	2,290.93/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,291	19
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	2,448.25/head	2,025.00–2,600.00	2,448	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,448.16/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,448	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	985	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	3,261.11/head	2,750.00–3,575.00	3,261	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	948	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,016	1,763.39/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,763	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,582.54/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,583	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,751.38/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,751	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,066	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	2,273.97/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,274	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,202.97/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,203	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,161	2,737.05/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,737	89
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	2,143.78/head	1,930.00–2,350.00	2,144	74
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,390.67/head	1,800.00–2,670.00	2,391	105
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	747	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,673	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	876	244.69/cwt	228.00–255.00	2,143	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	969	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,793	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	218.44/cwt	217.00–222.50	2,180	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	198.93/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,995	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,066	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,812	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,113	171.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,906	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	200.83/cwt	188.00–218.00	2,243	42
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs19 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	815	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	817	2,400.00/head	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	997	2,793.75/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,794	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	2,776.92/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,777	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	3,978.13/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,978	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	3,045.45/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,045	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,335.94/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,336	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	2,923.08/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,923	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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.

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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed May 7, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 862Last week 438Year ago 693

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,202Last week 178Year ago 71

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	948	2,025.00–2,600.00	2,448.25
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	970	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,448.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	923	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,290.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	985	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	13	—	1,115	2,750.00–3,575.00	3,261.11
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	970	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	4	—	1,090	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,067	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,273.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	105	—	1,178	1,800.00–2,670.00	2,390.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	74	—	1,171	1,930.00–2,350.00	2,143.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,050	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,582.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,170	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,130	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,202.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	—	1,161	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,737.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	6	—	948	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	890	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	11	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	920	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,066	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,016	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,763.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,055	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,751.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,910	4,400.00–4,560.00	4,486.07
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,336	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,066.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,470	2,400.00–4,200.00	3,217.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,360	5,000.00	5,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	876	228.00–255.00	244.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,117	188.00–218.00	200.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,066	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	969	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	747	224.00	224.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,113	165.00–175.00	171.24

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	48	—	1,003	185.00–230.00	198.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	998	217.00–222.50	218.44

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	64	—	1,080	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,335.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,010	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,020	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,035	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,978.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,018	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,776.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,074	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,045.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,117	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,923.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,085	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	997	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,793.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,060	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,065	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	4,850.00	4,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,090	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,040	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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	817	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	978	125.00–144.00	135.78
10	—	835	81.00–105.00	97.88
17	—	968	116.00–125.00	119.43
61	—	969	144.00–157.50	151.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	132.00–138.00	135.34
63	—	1,465	150.00–161.00	152.65
89	—	1,460	139.00–150.00	145.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,186	151.00–165.00	154.80
175	—	1,206	137.00–151.00	146.80
4	—	1,229	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,837	182.50–214.00	194.64
22	—	1,565	167.50–182.50	177.23
6	—	1,430	147.50–162.00	154.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	182.50–202.50	189.98

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.