Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	786	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1540	1540	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1436	1183	80-85%	93	145.00–157.50	$148.22	$1,753	-1.88
1035–1351	1201	80-85%	141	132.50–145.00	$140.01	$1,682	—
1255–1325	1297	80-85%	3	122.50–130.00	$125.20	$1,624	-16.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1195	841	85-90%	14	70.00–92.50	$82.06	$690	—
770–1135	977	85-90%	22	102.50–119.00	$109.97	$1,074	-20.41
830–1210	992	85-90%	65	119.00–133.00	$127.50	$1,265	-2.88
910–1205	1043	85-90%	62	135.00–145.00	$138.71	$1,447	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1635	1436	75-80%	29	145.00–158.00	$149.68	$2,149	—
1357–1765	1461	75-80%	44	135.00–145.00	$141.62	$2,069	+0.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1470	1460	2	165.00–169.00	$166.99	$2,438	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1365	1310	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,096	—
1375–2155	1648	30	162.50–182.50	$171.92	$2,833	—
1465–2155	1842	23	180.00–208.00	$189.66	$3,494	+20.25

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
837–906	876	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	240.00	$240.00	$2,102
897–1151	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	182.50–224.00	$197.45	$1,957

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	220.00	$220.00	$2,277
1060–1240	1173	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	160.00–187.50	$172.75	$2,026

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
853	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,280

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	177.50	$177.50	$1,624

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1235	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	2,100.00–2,800.00	$2,476.04
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00
992–1210	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,957.07
1070–1290	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,275.00–2,385.00	$2,348.38
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,725.00	$2,725.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1100–1197	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,800.00–2,035.00	$1,955.57

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–940	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,100.00–2,625.00	$2,468.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1170	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,913.93
1040–1500	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,800.00–3,400.00	$3,041.30

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
852	852	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,090.00	$2,090.00
875–970	932	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,550.00–2,750.00	$2,674.89
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,775.00	$2,775.00

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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
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1040–1075	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,950.00–3,400.00	$3,146.67	-553.33
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00	-1,100.00
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.