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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

394 head

▼ 393 vs last sale 787▼ 463 vs year ago 857 · −54.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 234▲ 93 vs year ago 62 · +150.0%

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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 light 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	—	Average	1,654	190.46	3,150	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,347	186.00	2,505	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	162.78	2,443	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	159.83	1,943	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	135.67	1,356	90

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,686	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,259	$2,239	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,156	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$3,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$2,725	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,500	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$3,175	6

Every lot

35 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	186.23/cwt	175.00–197.50	3,054	34
Bulls	—	—	1,836	208.00/cwt	197.50–217.50	3,819	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	91.05/cwt	80.00–102.50	808	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	158.87/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,598	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	124.72/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,258	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	143.06/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,461	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	157.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,891	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	167.59/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,117	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,877	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,347	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,505	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,012	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	158.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,299	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	171.76/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,709	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	840	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	942	1,756.88/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,757	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	3,185.21/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,185	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,546	2,555.20/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,555	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	771	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,313	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	280.56/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,865	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	212.00/cwt	195.00–220.00	2,474	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	236.12/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,829	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	760	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	785	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 787Year ago 857

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 234Year ago 62

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,280	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,546	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,555.20

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)	5	—	1,335	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,185.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	840	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	942	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,756.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	18	—	1,021	275.00–295.00	280.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	771	300.00	300.00

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	9	—	1,198	235.00–240.00	236.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,167	195.00–220.00	212.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	990	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	760	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	785	2,725.00	2,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,640	175.00–197.50	186.23
10	—	1,836	197.50–217.50	208.00
1	—	1,380	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,263	165.00–179.00	167.59
3	—	1,303	140.00–147.50	144.08
75	—	1,197	150.00–165.00	157.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,021	135.00–150.00	143.06
21	—	1,006	152.50–165.00	158.87
26	—	1,009	110.00–132.00	124.72
10	—	887	80.00–102.50	91.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,347	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,452	150.00–165.00	158.30
29	—	1,577	165.00–182.00	171.76
5	—	1,407	140.00–145.00	142.99

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.