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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 28

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 446 vs last sale 566▼ 572 vs year ago 692 · −82.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 421 vs last sale 241▲ 552 vs year ago 110 · +501.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling steady. Supply was moderate with 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	—	Low	1,583	191.33	3,029	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	153.68	2,233	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	153.14	1,866	239
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	137.42	1,391	142

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)	1,120	$2,394	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,329	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,001	$2,013	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,099	$1,757	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$3,625	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,950	6

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	925	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,063	6
Bulls	—	—	1,525	162.11/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	180.85/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,863	19
Bulls	—	—	1,877	198.25/cwt	187.00–216.00	3,721	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	86.29/cwt	80.00–95.00	680	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	118.19/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,180	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	134.57/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,370	78
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	149.80/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,529	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	161.30/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,958	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	148.65/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,814	146
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	126.56/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,591	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	147.40/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,124	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	159.72/cwt	155.00–172.50	2,332	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	135.75/cwt	135.00–137.50	2,054	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	765	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	820	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	1,756.64/head	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,757	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	2,260.08/head	1,840.00–2,475.00	2,260	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	2,128.68/head	1,955.00–2,250.00	2,129	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	2,700.56/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,328.50/head	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,329	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	889	236.53/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,103	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	184.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,957	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	209.53/cwt	200.00–217.50	2,443	9

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 May 28, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 566Year ago 692

Replacement CattleReceipts 662Last week 241Year ago 110

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	960	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	3,450.00	3,450.00

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	6	—	765	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	16	—	1,104	1,840.00–2,475.00	2,260.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,165	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,328.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,099	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,756.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,131	1,955.00–2,250.00	2,128.68

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)	5	—	820	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	7	—	1,157	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.56

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	6	—	1,058	180.00–195.00	184.94

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	9	—	1,166	200.00–217.50	209.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	889	235.00–245.00	236.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	160.00–167.50	162.11
14	—	1,877	187.00–216.00	198.25
19	—	1,583	170.00–190.00	180.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	998	110.00–122.50	118.19
3	—	788	80.00–95.00	86.29
49	—	1,021	145.00–159.00	149.80
78	—	1,018	125.00–145.00	134.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	120.00–132.50	126.56
90	—	1,214	155.00–170.00	161.30
146	—	1,220	137.00–155.00	148.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	135.00–137.50	135.75
52	—	1,441	140.00–154.00	147.40
63	—	1,460	155.00–172.50	159.72

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.