Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-06-11

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
619 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 756▼ 293 vs year ago 912 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 102▼ 809 vs year ago 943 · −85.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1,405 lbs. and sold for 171.00/cwt. The high selling slaughter bull weighed 1,975 lbs. and sold for 221.00/cwt.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,743196.773,43026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490156.772,336107
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237152.361,885161
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033135.571,401164

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,63613
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,26636
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,2002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,8003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,765$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$2,74224

Every lot

29 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,202216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,5962
Bulls——1,363172.08/cwt170.00–174.002,3452
Bulls——1,732188.59/cwt177.50–197.503,26612
Bulls——1,941207.68/cwt200.00–221.004,03110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77598.26/cwt70.00–110.007629
Cows—Lean 85-90%952119.76/cwt110.00–124.001,14017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043135.06/cwt125.00–144.001,40993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096150.05/cwt145.00–165.001,64545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224149.88/cwt140.00–155.001,835104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262157.45/cwt155.00–170.001,98756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457151.67/cwt140.00–156.002,21046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515160.62/cwt155.00–171.002,43361
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7654,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-37202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29602,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,85012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0722,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1562,586.80/head2,500.00–2,700.002,58710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,385.90/head2,200.00–2,500.002,38617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2682,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2756180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1901254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,2895
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1947225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1319
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002

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.