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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 310 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713–1085 859 85-90% 4 60.00–87.50 $67.40 $579 —
920–1030 950 85-90% 4 100.00–107.50 $101.84 $967 —
885–1125 1043 85-90% 23 135.00–153.00 $140.95 $1,470 —
940–1149 1056 85-90% 69 112.50–135.00 $125.05 $1,321 -15.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052–1325 1200 80-85% 53 127.50–140.00 $135.46 $1,626 +12.96
1020–1333 1202 80-85% 45 139.00–152.00 $143.92 $1,730 +21.42
1280 1280 80-85% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,504 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1820 1463 75-80% 11 130.00–142.00 $138.18 $2,022 +17.93
1450–1825 1564 75-80% 4 142.50–159.00 $148.69 $2,326 +8.17
1585 1585 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,981 -15.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1312 1312 3 173.00 $173.00 $2,270 —
1455 1455 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,197 +0.86
1495–1780 1598 3 168.00–172.50 $170.29 $2,721 —
1755–2265 1941 4 175.00–194.00 $184.39 $3,579 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
988–1170 1044 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 165.00–185.00 $175.86 $1,836
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)Open 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,142

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1285 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,246.58
1140–1213 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,984.18
1123–1415 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,730.00–2,260.00 $1,947.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,565.00 $1,565.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290–1425 1338 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,440.00 $2,329.19
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–790 777 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,458.09

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.