Joplin Regional Stockyards Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	696	—	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,800.00	$3,800.00
1050–1400	1249	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,793.03
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	3,650.00	$3,650.00
1200–1400	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	3,400.00–3,900.00	$3,600.41
1100–1425	1327	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	128	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,323.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1450	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	3,700.00–4,200.00	$3,992.62
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	3,900.00–4,250.00	$4,140.63
1300–1450	1412	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,382.20

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00
900–1050	1012	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	50	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,517.19
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1425	1149	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,297.47
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,900.00	$3,900.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050 fancy	1050	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	4,200.00	$4,200.00
950–1125	1083	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	3,550.00–3,950.00	$3,739.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1200	1072	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,368.62

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1200	1177	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	3,150.00–3,650.00	$3,427.99

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–950	935	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,971.12

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,000.00	$3,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	4,850.00	$4,850.00	+350.00
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,700.00	$3,700.00	-50.00
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900 thin fleshed	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.