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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 3

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

645 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 415▼ 107 vs year ago 752 · −14.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 97▼ 18 vs year ago 218 · −8.3%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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	1,763	183.15	3,230	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	157.93	2,356	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	148.02	1,822	242
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	126.73	1,308	149

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)	1,375	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,907	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,280	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,211	15
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,556	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$4,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,900	3thin

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,563	168.73/cwt	159.00–180.00	2,637	11
Bulls	—	—	1,796	183.12/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,289	33
Bulls	—	—	1,905	203.09/cwt	190.00–214.00	3,869	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	92.69/cwt	90.00–100.00	799	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	111.91/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,110	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	147.28/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,551	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	132.20/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,411	89
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	158.38/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,915	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	147.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,821	143
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	135.69/cwt	127.50–141.00	1,700	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	140.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,989	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	153.99/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,196	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	165.20/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,615	49
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	4,749.52/head	4,700.00–4,800.00	4,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	924	250.44/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,314	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	176.99/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,873	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	190.99/cwt	175.00–211.00	2,173	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	208.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,592	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	2,766.05/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,766	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,210.85/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,211	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	2,875.33/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,875	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,279.74/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,280	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	3,367.46/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,367	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	795	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	891	2,502.24/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,502	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 645Last week 415Year ago 752

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 97Year ago 218

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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	—	1,085	3,900.00	3,900.00

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	12	—	924	240.00–260.00	250.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,243	200.00–215.00	208.53

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	12	—	1,058	175.00–180.00	176.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,138	175.00–211.00	190.99

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	5	—	980	156.00	156.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	155.00	155.00

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)	19	—	1,149	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,875.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,055	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,210.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,153	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,279.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	11	—	1,356	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,367.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,600.00	3,600.00

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)	3	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	8	—	1,013	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,766.05

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)	2	—	940	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	2	—	795	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	891	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,502.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,555	4,700.00–4,800.00	4,749.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,796	174.00–190.00	183.12
8	—	1,905	190.00–214.00	203.09
11	—	1,563	159.00–180.00	168.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,253	127.50–141.00	135.69
143	—	1,233	140.00–155.00	147.67
56	—	1,209	155.00–167.50	158.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,053	142.00–155.00	147.28
89	—	1,067	122.50–142.00	132.20
27	—	992	105.00–121.00	111.91
14	—	862	90.00–100.00	92.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,413	135.00–142.50	140.73
60	—	1,426	145.00–160.00	153.99
49	—	1,583	160.00–174.00	165.20

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.