Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	662	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1105	904	85-90%	12	60.00–85.00	$78.10	$706	—
860–1160	992	85-90%	18	90.00–105.00	$99.75	$990	+0.30
865–1140	1063	85-90%	35	135.00–143.00	$140.40	$1,492	+15.44
830–1215	1074	85-90%	115	109.00–133.00	$119.54	$1,284	-5.42

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1345	1189	80-85%	83	120.00–136.00	$131.16	$1,559	—
1185–1255	1220	80-85%	2	122.50	$122.50	$1,494	-10.07
1047–1345	1233	80-85%	57	135.00–150.00	$138.17	$1,704	+18.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1697	1458	75-80%	10	105.00–125.00	$120.25	$1,753	-11.86
1350–1880	1502	75-80%	42	127.50–136.00	$132.77	$1,994	—
1370–1870	1558	75-80%	34	136.00–151.00	$140.52	$2,189	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1620	1450	5	142.50–155.00	$150.14	$2,177	—
1325–2510	1689	14	150.00–167.50	$159.82	$2,699	-0.18
1497–2290	1868	14	170.00–194.00	$179.98	$3,362	+7.29

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,332
920–1445	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	149.00–165.00	$156.57	$1,552

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
937	937	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	222.50	$222.50	$2,085
1126–1427	1277	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	180.00–200.00	$188.82	$2,411

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1081–1285	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,855.00–2,120.00	$2,002.58
1116	1116	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1105–1340	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	1,950.00–2,405.00	$2,161.42
1215–1367	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,125.00–2,200.00	$2,172.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1153–1580	1291	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	2,150.00–2,525.00	$2,344.41
1375–1640	1502	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,405.00–2,800.00	$2,619.87

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
790–1090	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,425.00–1,635.00	$1,546.76

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–740	727	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,550.00–1,560.00	$1,554.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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
1140–1145	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,550.00–3,100.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.