Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	705	—	—

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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
1590	1590	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1366	1217	80-85%	82	137.50–151.00	$142.30	$1,732	-1.87
1130–1330	1226	80-85%	8	110.00–127.50	$121.26	$1,487	-15.47
1056–1345	1231	80-85%	88	126.00–140.00	$135.39	$1,667	-1.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1095	876	85-90%	10	55.00–85.00	$66.67	$584	-12.31
765–1210	988	85-90%	27	92.50–112.50	$103.19	$1,020	+5.04
735–1255	1049	85-90%	68	115.00–130.00	$123.89	$1,300	—
810–1255	1075	85-90%	55	130.00–144.00	$137.73	$1,481	+14.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1351–1725	1424	75-80%	70	130.00–142.00	$136.63	$1,946	-0.57
1350–1635	1485	75-80%	3	120.00–127.50	$124.75	$1,853	-21.24
1342–1927	1533	75-80%	52	141.50–152.00	$146.80	$2,250	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,424	-2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,890	—
1200–1890	1475	9	135.00–160.00	$148.25	$2,187	-4.63
1332–2500	1749	44	162.50–180.00	$172.40	$3,015	—
1477–2155	1849	28	180.00–213.00	$187.04	$3,458	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1110	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	197.50–217.50	$204.44	$2,085
1072–1238	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	180.00–202.50	$190.00	$2,217

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1037	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	152.50	$152.50	$1,581

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1050	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,018.51
1035–1065	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,538.17
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1060–1105	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,725.00–2,250.00	$1,982.04
1065–1260	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	1,690.00–2,500.00	$1,986.92
1060–1240	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	2,250.00–2,700.00	$2,440.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1180	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,721.98
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1190–1455	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,235.00–2,850.00	$2,549.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,775.00	$1,775.00
740	740	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	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
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	+100.00
1045–1060	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.