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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 17

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

904 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 876▲ 401 vs year ago 503 · +79.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 364▲ 61 vs year ago 115 · +53.0%

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 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. " Everyone have a Merry Christmas".

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	—	Low	1,756	180.70	3,172	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	156.61	2,364	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	151.80	1,829	327
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	131.97	1,368	301

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)	1,011	$3,057	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,096	$2,554	42
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,214	33

Every lot

26 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	—	—	1,605	163.86/cwt	142.50–172.50	2,630	11
Bulls	—	—	1,797	181.50/cwt	170.00–191.00	3,262	22
Bulls	—	—	1,830	197.45/cwt	190.00–207.50	3,613	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	101.28/cwt	75.00–107.50	960	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	116.58/cwt	108.00–122.50	1,182	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	148.24/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,516	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	132.65/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,411	142
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	148.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,776	186
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	157.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,910	134
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,686	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	154.11/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,258	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	138.12/cwt	125.00–142.50	2,083	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	165.21/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,610	44
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	916	275.60/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,524	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	998	194.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,937	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	171.71/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,803	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	241.17/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,699	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,334.12/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,334	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	2,510.66/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,511	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	3,117.32/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,117	7

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 17, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 904Last week 876Year ago 503

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 364Year ago 115

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. " Everyone have a Merry Christmas".

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	810	165.00	165.00

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	29	—	1,050	167.50–175.00	171.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,119	235.00–250.00	241.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	998	190.00–200.00	194.09

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	7	—	916	260.00–280.00	275.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	270.00	270.00

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)	14	—	1,085	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,052	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,098	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,334.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,104	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,510.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	3	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	7	—	1,109	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,117.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,508	125.00–142.50	138.12
44	—	1,580	160.00–179.00	165.21
70	—	1,465	145.00–159.00	154.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	948	75.00–107.50	101.28
82	—	1,023	137.50–155.00	148.24
61	—	1,014	108.00–122.50	116.58
142	—	1,064	122.50–140.00	132.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,212	155.00–170.00	157.60
7	—	1,249	130.00–137.50	135.01
186	—	1,198	140.00–155.00	148.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,605	142.50–172.50	163.86
22	—	1,797	170.00–191.00	181.50
10	—	1,830	190.00–207.50	197.45

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.