Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-10-01

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 1
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
787 head
▲ 381 vs last sale 406▼ 32 vs year ago 819 · −3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 161▼ 430 vs year ago 664 · −64.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate 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—Average1,637186.593,05446
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459160.572,343105
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,243158.541,971219
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,034142.241,471263

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)1,168$2,90518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$2,2608
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,06524
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,650$4,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,6004thin

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448167.83/cwt162.50–172.002,4303
Bulls——1,599184.67/cwt175.00–195.002,95334
Bulls——1,842200.09/cwt195.00–212.503,6869
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922109.65/cwt75.00–116.001,0118
Cows—Lean 85-90%984126.10/cwt110.00–133.001,24156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048159.32/cwt153.00–165.001,67058
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055143.47/cwt135.00–153.001,514141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228146.30/cwt135.00–151.001,79727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230169.01/cwt165.00–175.002,07946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250157.50/cwt150.00–165.001,969146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451158.70/cwt150.00–165.002,30367
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458144.56/cwt130.00–152.502,1088
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478169.03/cwt165.00–177.002,49830
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6504,290.00/head4,290.00–4,290.004,2901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1831292.36/cwt270.00–305.002,43032
Stock Cows—Medium 2895190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7014
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1987254.06/cwt230.00–270.002,50826
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011257.06/cwt252.50–275.002,5999
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7736
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,071195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0886
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088221.64/cwt197.50–255.002,41131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,121194.00/cwt190.00–200.002,1759
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,168178.06/cwt175.00–180.002,0808
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0421,780.70/head1,665.00–2,015.001,78113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,260.00/head2,260.00–2,260.002,2608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2173,137.21/head3,000.00–3,500.003,13713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40011

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.