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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 4

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

756 head

▲ 636 vs last sale 120▲ 121 vs year ago 635 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 560 vs last sale 662▲ 17 vs year ago 85 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,705	192.36	3,279	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	153.87	2,247	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	151.68	1,833	302
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	132.58	1,353	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 (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,633	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,420	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,915	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,100	3thin

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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	978	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,127	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,047	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,576	158.95/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,716	183.08/cwt	174.00–192.50	3,142	27
Bulls	—	—	1,869	204.15/cwt	195.00–227.00	3,816	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	92.76/cwt	65.00–115.00	862	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	120.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,195	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	134.81/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,375	78
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	146.60/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,558	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	132.11/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,587	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	149.81/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,807	205
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	159.59/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,941	83
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	150.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,166	88
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	159.60/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,392	50
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	805	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,207.57/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,208	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,915.00/head	1,915.00–1,915.00	1,915	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,341	2,845.76/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,846	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	854	207.42/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,771	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	962	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,357	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	970	229.22/cwt	221.00–232.50	2,223	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	173.15/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,104	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3

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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 756Last week 120Year ago 635

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 662Year ago 85

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,160	1,915.00	1,915.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,087	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,095	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,065	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,207.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	805	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	4	—	1,341	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,845.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	854	180.00–225.00	207.42

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	21	—	1,215	165.00–177.50	173.15

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	2	—	915	200.00	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	2	—	962	245.00	245.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	970	221.00–232.50	229.22

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	870	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,201	125.00–137.50	132.11
83	—	1,216	155.00–169.00	159.59
205	—	1,206	139.00–155.00	149.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	929	65.00–115.00	92.76
36	—	1,063	141.00–153.00	146.60
36	—	993	110.00–125.00	120.36
78	—	1,020	125.00–141.00	134.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,499	155.00–165.00	159.60
88	—	1,438	140.00–155.00	150.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,869	195.00–227.00	204.15
4	—	1,576	154.00–165.00	158.95
27	—	1,716	174.00–192.50	183.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,047	175.00	175.00
4	—	978	217.50	217.50

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.