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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Jul 31

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1798

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Receipts

1,016 head

▼ 410 vs last sale 1,426▼ 276 vs year ago 1,292 · −21.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Feeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a large crowd on hand for tonight's JRS special cow sale. The majority of the offering consisted of cows bred for fall calving, and a handful of high quality pairs, all of which found good demand from many bidders and buyers.

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)	1,246	$3,530	510
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,889	99
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,855	47
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,192	$3,777	56
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,051	$3,419	87
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,700	$4,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,675	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,391	$3,496	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,428	$3,235	10

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Replacement Cattle Special - 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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,050	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	2,589.70/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,590	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	2,523.73/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,524	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,978.87/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,979	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	3,842.76/head	3,550.00–4,100.00	3,843	179
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,253	2,836.80/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,837	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	3,376.94/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,377	303
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,723.25/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,723	45
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,301	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	3,104.72/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,105	41
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	3,329.92/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,330	60
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	3,615.75/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,616	27
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	3,054.89/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,055	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	3,934.44/head	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,934	46
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	3,428.57/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,429	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	3,236.36/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,236	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	3,866.67/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	3,158.33/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,158	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,650	4,466.67/head	4,200.00–4,600.00	4,467	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,675	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,690	3,750.00/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,700	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	4

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 Replacement Cattle Special - Carthage, MO

Thu Jul 31, 2025

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

Receipts 1,016Last week 1,426Year ago 1,292

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,126	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,589.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	303	—	1,257	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,376.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,260	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,723.25

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)	179	—	1,246	3,550.00–4,100.00	3,842.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	—	1,190	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,978.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,350	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,104.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,253	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,836.80

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)	2	—	1,080	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,180	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,523.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,050	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	11	—	1,080	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,301	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,084	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,054.89
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	—	1,049	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,329.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,215	3,500.00–4,050.00	3,934.44
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,056	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,615.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,675	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,650	4,200.00–4,600.00	4,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,700	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,690	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,380	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,866.67

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	11	—	1,373	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,236.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,393	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,158.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,311	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,428.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,480	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.