Joplin Regional Stockyards Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

1,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,826	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1200	1150	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,913.04	—
1050–1650	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	3,000.00–4,900.00	$4,060.66	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1200	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,325.16
1050–1650	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	169	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,543.91
900–1300	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,647.77
1050–1300	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	181	2,450.00–3,500.00	$3,005.94
1100–1250	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,594.23
1080–1350	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,666.67
1280–1400	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,191.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1300	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	2,900.00–3,450.00	$3,191.89
1100–1200	1166	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	83	3,950.00–4,400.00	$4,059.35
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	3,600.00	$3,600.00
1280–1450	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	79	3,400.00–4,050.00	$3,666.96
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	3,450.00–3,500.00	$3,483.33

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1150	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,210.51

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	3,500.00	$3,500.00
950–1080	1022	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,900.00–3,400.00	$3,143.98
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	3,900.00	$3,900.00
980–1300	1115	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	351	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,855.87
1050–1300	1171	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	141	3,600.00–4,100.00	$3,927.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1200	1040	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	85	2,800.00–3,700.00	$3,530.69
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	2,900.00	$2,900.00
900–1400	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	196	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,374.83

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1150	1136	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	3,700.00–3,900.00	$3,844.18

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1050	988	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	3,700.00	$3,700.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	3,700.00	$3,700.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00

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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
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1100–1600	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	3,400.00–3,850.00	$3,617.24	—
1080–1550	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,400.00–3,500.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	4,000.00–4,400.00	$4,200.00	+100.00
1350–1400	1374	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	5,000.00–5,200.00	$5,095.24	—
1400–1450	1421	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	4,500.00–5,000.00	$4,785.71	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.