Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,381	—	—

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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
925–1530	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	13	2,500.00–4,000.00	$3,149.15	—
1380–1490	1435	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,344.25	—
1750	1750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1420	1252	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	4,900.00–5,400.00	$5,197.74	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1350	1188	80-85%	118	139.00–155.00	$145.80	$1,732	—
1045–1345	1225	80-85%	139	127.50–141.00	$135.37	$1,658	+14.11
1240–1270	1255	80-85%	2	114.00–125.00	$119.57	$1,501	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1470	1419	75-80%	14	122.00–130.00	$126.76	$1,799	-9.87
1360–1665	1493	75-80%	72	132.00–143.00	$139.21	$2,078	+14.46
1360–1765	1500	75-80%	83	143.00–152.00	$144.60	$2,169	-2.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1135	886	85-90%	21	55.00–90.00	$75.19	$666	+8.52
905–1180	993	85-90%	23	92.00–114.00	$106.85	$1,061	+3.66
715–1225	1020	85-90%	63	115.00–132.50	$123.86	$1,263	-0.03
880–1198	1060	85-90%	33	132.00–147.50	$138.68	$1,470	+0.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1123	1123	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,572	—
1317	1317	2	188.00	$188.00	$2,476	—
1360–1785	1514	12	140.00–165.00	$156.38	$2,368	—
1245–2390	1679	36	162.50–185.00	$172.29	$2,893	—
1375–2160	1893	23	180.00–203.00	$187.10	$3,542	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–970	902	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	222.50–241.00	$228.49	$2,061
930–1320	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	172.50–212.50	$185.26	$2,092

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,774
897–1220	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	155.00–175.00	$162.11	$1,629

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1024	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	160.00–175.00	$167.74	$1,692

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
937	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,462

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1085	1061	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,950.00–2,175.00	$2,011.36
1065–1085	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	2,450.00–2,900.00	$2,757.58
1035–1180	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	47	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,102.91
1025–1270	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	1,950.00–2,600.00	$2,338.45
1085–1240	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,838.36
1041–1350	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,615.00–2,225.00	$1,890.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1140–1390	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,803.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
992–1060	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,640.00–1,800.00	$1,700.66
1023	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,840.00	$1,840.00
1031	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1023	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,365.00–1,750.00	$1,642.64
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,665.00	$1,665.00
920–985	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,115.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00
810–865	838	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,554.93
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1075	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,117.44
1040–1075	1054	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,450.00	$3,450.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1020–1075	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	3,100.00–3,900.00	$3,360.00	+260.00
1020–1160	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	3,500.00–4,100.00	$3,782.00	+1,132.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	+400.00
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-50.00
1080–1110	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	3,100.00–3,500.00	$3,340.00	+390.00
1040–1180	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	2,850.00–3,300.00	$3,063.51	—
1040–1240	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,793.94	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1125–1220	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,780.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
965–1065	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,945.83	—

Medium 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	5	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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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.