Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	473	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1345	1187	80-85%	35	145.00–162.00	$150.10	$1,782	+4.30
1045–1349	1266	80-85%	80	132.50–146.00	$141.59	$1,793	+22.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,855	+5.74
1373–1670	1489	75-80%	45	133.00–145.00	$141.38	$2,105	+2.17
1380–1677	1536	75-80%	31	145.00–157.50	$148.02	$2,274	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–985	885	85-90%	3	85.00–90.00	$87.43	$774	+12.24
771–1190	913	85-90%	15	96.00–120.00	$106.69	$974	—
745–1156	982	85-90%	26	120.00–137.00	$130.38	$1,280	+23.53
830–1275	1077	85-90%	25	135.00–150.00	$142.48	$1,535	+3.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046	1046	4	199.00	$199.00	$2,082	—
1360–1845	1583	7	157.00–165.00	$159.79	$2,529	—
1410–2335	1812	23	160.00–182.50	$169.41	$3,070	—
1710–2400	1990	7	180.00–208.00	$187.24	$3,726	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
938–994	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	210.00–212.00	$210.64	$2,054
1155–1340	1204	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	162.50–195.00	$180.57	$2,174

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
828–961	904	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	219.00–240.00	$227.24	$2,054
1005–1062	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	208.00–220.00	$217.49	$2,210

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
711	711	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,689
897–947	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	165.00–205.00	$174.60	$1,633

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
886–947	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	215.00–220.00	$216.59	$2,008

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
841	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	242.50	$242.50	$2,039

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,425.00	$2,425.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1040–1210	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,275.00–2,700.00	$2,549.39
1075–1270	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	1,875.00–2,425.00	$2,128.42
965–1270	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,450.00–2,625.00	$2,516.16
1140–1185	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,960.00–2,000.00	$1,980.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1041	1041	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,540.00	$1,540.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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
940–1090	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,866.67	—
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+650.00
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00	+500.00
1085–1095	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,933.33	-406.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	+600.00

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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.