Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	583	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1340	1194	80-85%	41	142.50–156.00	$146.15	$1,745	—
1067–1345	1241	80-85%	107	130.00–142.50	$135.37	$1,680	—
1185–1355	1269	80-85%	10	110.00–127.50	$119.61	$1,518	+2.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–965	879	85-90%	6	90.00–97.50	$91.36	$803	+23.96
745–1230	937	85-90%	20	105.00–112.50	$107.19	$1,004	—
850–1205	1022	85-90%	23	132.50–145.00	$139.55	$1,426	-1.40
705–1245	1030	85-90%	107	112.50–132.00	$122.44	$1,261	-18.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1940	1468	75-80%	79	130.00–142.50	$136.96	$2,011	-1.22
1342–1710	1490	75-80%	35	144.00–160.00	$148.58	$2,214	+10.40
1410–1572	1492	75-80%	5	112.50–130.00	$124.10	$1,852	-14.08

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,737	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
927	927	4	167.50	$167.50	$1,553	—
1380–1925	1674	19	127.50–170.00	$154.64	$2,589	—
1450–2410	1717	26	167.50–182.50	$174.15	$2,990	—
1535–2355	1914	18	180.00–210.00	$188.98	$3,617	+4.59

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1028–1110	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	152.50–170.00	$156.78	$1,641

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1023	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	207.50	$207.50	$2,123
1032–1147	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–185.00	$179.74	$1,959

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	137.50	$137.50	$1,097

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
852	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,448

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1230	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,072.16
1040–1280	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,900.00–2,450.00	$2,208.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1120–1340	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.