Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	495	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1955	1955	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1345	1218	80-85%	60	136.00–149.00	$144.09	$1,755	-8.20
1055–1585	1231	80-85%	80	149.00–159.00	$152.66	$1,879	+8.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–985	840	85-90%	16	110.00–122.00	$115.85	$973	—
950–990	970	85-90%	2	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$994	-14.38
880–1195	978	85-90%	43	125.00–149.00	$133.26	$1,303	+16.43
812–1230	1030	85-90%	31	143.00–155.00	$147.83	$1,523	+11.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1353–1770	1426	75-80%	38	142.50–151.00	$146.22	$2,085	—
1430	1430	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,930	—
1350–1745	1511	75-80%	29	150.00–159.00	$154.89	$2,340	+29.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1615	1512	3	162.00–165.00	$163.24	$2,468	-11.51
1225–2045	1619	19	164.00–181.00	$173.36	$2,807	—
1280–2420	1844	30	180.00–206.00	$190.32	$3,510	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–850	832	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	215.00–250.00	$235.70	$1,961
973–1282	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	175.00–195.00	$188.73	$2,123

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
811–1083	981	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	222.00–240.00	$227.58	$2,233
925–1110	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	211.00–212.50	$211.89	$2,157

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1022	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	162.50–182.50	$175.25	$1,730

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1027	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	185.00–190.00	$186.27	$1,883

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1270–1365	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,250.00–2,525.00	$2,402.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1146	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,890.00	$1,890.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–845	842	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,049.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1035–1090	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,458.33	—
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—
1085–1290	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,150.00–3,400.00	$3,316.67	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.