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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 258▼ 524 vs year ago 768 · −68.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 85▼ 36 vs year ago 110 · −32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Supply was light with very 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	—	Average	1,788	206.72	3,697	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	172.69	2,655	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	170.22	2,079	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	130.57	1,245	51

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)	1,405	$3,445	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,813	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,745	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,900	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	194.90/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,204	10
Bulls	—	—	1,913	216.21/cwt	205.00–238.00	4,136	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	128.11/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,018	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	98.22/cwt	70.00–115.00	837	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	163.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,716	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	147.40/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,624	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	177.52/cwt	173.00–187.50	2,150	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	167.70/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,051	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	149.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,902	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	171.74/cwt	167.50–176.00	2,576	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	151.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,362	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	181.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,871	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	2,703.41/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,703	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	3,125.96/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,126	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	3,445.00/head	3,445.00–3,445.00	3,445	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 4	766	188.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,445	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	893	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,898	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	247.78/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,334	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,913	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	3,914.29/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 258Year ago 768

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 85Year ago 110

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,125.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,445.00	3,445.00

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)	2	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,293	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,258	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,703.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,060	3,375.00	3,375.00

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)	2	—	1,040	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	2	—	893	210.00–215.00	212.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	766	180.00–200.00	188.65

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	2	—	1,165	250.00	250.00

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	4	—	942	240.00–255.00	247.78

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	1	—	1,190	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	925	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,914.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	795	125.00–140.00	128.11
14	—	1,102	142.50–155.00	147.40
11	—	1,047	160.00–170.00	163.88
18	—	852	70.00–115.00	98.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,500	167.50–176.00	171.74
15	—	1,584	175.00–190.00	181.24
5	—	1,562	140.00–155.00	151.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	140.00–155.00	149.92
43	—	1,223	159.00–173.00	167.70
26	—	1,211	173.00–187.50	177.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,644	184.00–205.00	194.90
15	—	1,913	205.00–238.00	216.21
1	—	1,360	182.50	182.50

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.