Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-11-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,064 head
▲ 638 vs last sale 426▲ 395 vs year ago 669 · +59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 177▲ 159 vs year ago 143 · +111.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-4.00 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—Low1,683180.473,03749
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,610180.002,8983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482156.252,316103
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217150.681,833253
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low985128.661,268448

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)1,086$2,77514
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,71760
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$2,23513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,8002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$3,6101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$3,4003thin

Every lot

37 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,115160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7842
Bulls——1,456164.18/cwt159.00–172.502,3908
Bulls——1,742184.47/cwt173.00–195.003,21336
Bulls——1,845180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3211
Bulls——2,010194.31/cwt192.50–196.003,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional63798.59/cwt85.00–117.5062853
Cows—Lean 85-90%86890.74/cwt80.00–102.0078810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014123.92/cwt104.00–132.501,257160
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036152.29/cwt149.00–160.001,57830
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055139.03/cwt132.50–147.501,467195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172164.27/cwt160.00–175.001,92535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211151.30/cwt147.50–160.001,832162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261140.38/cwt129.00–145.001,77056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464154.30/cwt147.50–162.002,25961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467136.48/cwt127.50–145.002,00212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525168.11/cwt162.00–175.002,56430
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,610180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8983
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-21,4453,610.00/head3,610.00–3,610.003,6101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2743277.70/cwt250.00–297.502,06314
Stock Cows—Medium 2867220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,90711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1882275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4268
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2959241.05/cwt225.00–260.002,31246
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1976293.88/cwt270.00–300.002,86812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,003270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7083
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,089219.20/cwt205.00–225.002,38730
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,098214.92/cwt200.00–230.002,36022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2006
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1022,234.64/head2,000.00–2,600.002,23513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,879.43/head2,700.00–3,200.002,87938
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

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.