Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	648	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026–1345	1208	80-85%	85	139.00–150.00	$144.17	$1,742	-0.84
1035–1345	1241	80-85%	84	130.00–140.00	$136.73	$1,697	+3.69
1285–1320	1298	80-85%	6	110.00–125.00	$114.80	$1,490	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1195	850	85-90%	24	75.00–90.00	$78.98	$671	—
755–1160	973	85-90%	30	90.00–109.00	$98.15	$955	-22.43
865–1220	1056	85-90%	37	127.50–137.50	$133.12	$1,406	—
855–1225	1061	85-90%	51	112.00–130.00	$123.26	$1,308	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1358–1910	1427	75-80%	64	130.00–141.00	$137.20	$1,958	—
1350–1840	1497	75-80%	41	141.00–157.00	$145.99	$2,185	+2.52
1565	1565	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,878	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	6	175.00	$175.00	$2,502	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,940	—
1350–1570	1479	7	137.50–162.50	$152.88	$2,261	+0.46
1325–2260	1695	38	160.00–182.50	$169.80	$2,878	-2.62
1580–2495	1934	17	180.00–207.00	$185.40	$3,586	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
842–867	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	195.00–217.50	$206.41	$1,765
1015–1240	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	152.50–180.00	$169.96	$1,910

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
723–1081	958	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	202.50–230.00	$210.98	$2,021
1165–1307	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–200.00	$187.45	$2,343

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
877	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,316

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
943	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,462

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1067	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,707

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1105	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,575.00	$2,154.71
1175–1180	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,100.00–2,170.00	$2,134.93
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,735.00	$1,735.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1130–1150	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,600.00–1,925.00	$1,716.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1260	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,550.00–3,000.00	$2,886.83
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1410–1560	1448	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,346.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
980–1090	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	2,150.00–2,700.00	$2,482.14	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,050.00	$3,050.00	+3.33

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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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.