Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

1,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,585	—	—

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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
1320–1350	1336	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,500.00–3,800.00	$3,066.32	—
1410–1550	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	2,400.00–4,200.00	$3,217.01	—
1765–2055	1910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	4,400.00–4,560.00	$4,486.07	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360	1360	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	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
1055–1330	1186	80-85%	105	151.00–165.00	$154.80	$1,836	—
1045–1360	1206	80-85%	175	137.00–151.00	$146.80	$1,770	+2.71
1160–1305	1229	80-85%	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,659	-17.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
748–995	835	85-90%	10	81.00–105.00	$97.88	$817	-17.97
845–1175	968	85-90%	17	116.00–125.00	$119.43	$1,156	+16.98
798–1200	969	85-90%	61	144.00–157.50	$151.67	$1,470	+49.22
705–1237	978	85-90%	79	125.00–144.00	$135.78	$1,328	+2.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1480	1407	75-80%	3	132.00–138.00	$135.34	$1,904	-10.88
1350–1717	1460	75-80%	89	139.00–150.00	$145.55	$2,125	—
1350–1730	1465	75-80%	63	150.00–161.00	$152.65	$2,236	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1160	1112	5	182.50–202.50	$189.98	$2,113	—
1305–1890	1430	6	147.50–162.00	$154.98	$2,216	—
1270–2190	1565	22	167.50–182.50	$177.23	$2,774	—
1435–2390	1837	23	182.50–214.00	$194.64	$3,576	+4.32

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
752–1032	876	(<2 yrs)	Open	27	228.00–255.00	$244.69	$2,143
997–1231	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	188.00–218.00	$200.83	$2,243

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
932–1035	998	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	217.00–222.50	$218.44	$2,180
712–1089	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	48	185.00–230.00	$198.93	$1,995

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
747	747	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,673
1046–1205	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	165.00–175.00	$171.24	$1,906

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
969	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,793

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1066	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,812

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1075	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	2,400.00–3,250.00	$2,582.54
1015–1160	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,273.97
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1090–1360	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	74	1,930.00–2,350.00	$2,143.78
1060–1571	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	105	1,800.00–2,670.00	$2,390.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1085–1160	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	3,100.00–3,350.00	$3,202.97
1080–1280	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	2,500.00–3,150.00	$2,737.05
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
993–1030	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,763.39
1048–1065	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,751.38
1066	1066	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,650.00–2,700.00	$2,683.33
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,525.00	$2,525.00
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,550.00	$2,550.00
948	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–985	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,290.93
840–985	948	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	2,025.00–2,600.00	$2,448.25
847–1032	970	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,448.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1040–1160	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,750.00–3,575.00	$3,261.11

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1015–1020	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,776.92	—
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
970–1075	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	3,700.00–4,100.00	$3,978.13	—
970–1160	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,800.00–3,250.00	$3,045.45	-904.55
980–1165	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	64	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,335.94	-614.06
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,500.00	$3,500.00	-450.00
1080–1140	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,923.08	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1125	997	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,793.75	—
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
815–820	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	2,000.00–3,200.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.