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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

755 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 1,064▼ 6 vs year ago 761 · −0.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 302▲ 17 vs year ago 228 · +7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,805	183.18	3,305	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	157.15	2,300	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	151.90	1,880	264
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	131.47	1,356	259

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)	1,044	$3,479	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,851	52
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,378	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,100	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	864	$2,780	25

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,595	167.64/cwt	162.20–172.50	2,674	5
Bulls	—	—	1,791	181.21/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,245	19
Bulls	—	—	2,022	202.35/cwt	195.00–207.00	4,092	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	87.61/cwt	80.00–100.00	688	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	117.99/cwt	102.50–127.50	1,182	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	150.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,570	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	137.02/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,463	128
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	162.04/cwt	158.00–179.00	1,959	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	152.36/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,883	178
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	138.20/cwt	127.50–145.00	1,763	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	142.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,037	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	152.53/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,189	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	168.24/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,551	35
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	732	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,013	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,807	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	968	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,670	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,029	266.12/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,738	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,214	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	194.62/cwt	175.00–215.00	2,238	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	222.21/cwt	195.00–240.00	2,593	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	982	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	3,731.26/head	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,731	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	2,717.70/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,718	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	2,338.06/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,338	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	3,288.40/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,288	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,160	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,338	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	749	2,450.70/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,451	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	15

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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 755Last week 1,064Year ago 761

Replacement CattleReceipts 245Last week 302Year ago 228

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,791	174.00–190.00	181.21
6	—	2,022	195.00–207.00	202.35
5	—	1,595	162.20–172.50	167.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,276	127.50–145.00	138.20
46	—	1,209	158.00–179.00	162.04
178	—	1,236	145.00–159.00	152.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,045	145.00–160.00	150.21
73	—	1,002	102.50–127.50	117.99
13	—	785	80.00–100.00	87.61
128	—	1,068	125.00–145.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,516	161.00–178.00	168.24
9	—	1,432	140.00–144.00	142.23
55	—	1,435	145.00–161.00	152.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	732	275.00	275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,107	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,167	195.00–240.00	222.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,029	265.00–270.00	266.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	951	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,150	175.00–215.00	194.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	968	172.50	172.50

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)	29	—	1,114	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,717.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,117	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,338.06

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)	18	—	1,147	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,288.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,338	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,051	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,731.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	982	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	5	—	1,160	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,045	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	940	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	749	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,450.70

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.