Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-09

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 423▼ 83 vs year ago 594 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 73▼ 36 vs year ago 144 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,694192.603,26437
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457162.592,36946
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226160.161,963169
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low964130.061,254189

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,47015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$2,32910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,9003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$3,03312
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)929$3,79427
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$3,7502thin

Every lot

27 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9871
Bulls——1,645189.79/cwt180.00–201.003,12227
Bulls——1,879206.31/cwt201.00–217.003,8779
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87299.96/cwt65.00–115.0087265
Cows—Lean 85-90%996143.05/cwt135.00–150.001,42530
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016158.65/cwt151.00–165.001,61259
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021126.64/cwt117.50–133.001,29335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221157.47/cwt150.00–163.001,923103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230167.28/cwt163.00–177.002,05860
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262135.23/cwt128.00–145.001,7076
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417157.70/cwt152.00–160.002,23517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476166.81/cwt160.00–173.002,46228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615127.50/cwt127.50–127.502,0591
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,999.75/head2,850.00–3,130.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1826265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1893
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2954221.68/cwt220.00–222.502,1156
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,046204.21/cwt200.00–210.002,1367
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068203.27/cwt195.00–220.002,1716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,329.23/head2,230.00–2,550.002,32910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1862,387.61/head2,250.00–2,520.002,38812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28823,785.00/head3,775.00–3,800.003,78510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0033,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,95014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1203,033.33/head2,900.00–3,100.003,03312

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.