Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	639	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1214	80-85%	90	155.00–170.00	$161.30	$1,958	+7.00
1040–1340	1220	80-85%	146	137.00–155.00	$148.65	$1,814	-5.65
1230–1295	1257	80-85%	3	120.00–132.50	$126.56	$1,591	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–890	788	85-90%	3	80.00–95.00	$86.29	$680	—
785–1180	998	85-90%	12	110.00–122.50	$118.19	$1,180	—
858–1235	1018	85-90%	78	125.00–145.00	$134.57	$1,370	—
835–1203	1021	85-90%	49	145.00–159.00	$149.80	$1,529	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1569	1441	75-80%	52	140.00–154.00	$147.40	$2,124	—
1352–1715	1460	75-80%	63	155.00–172.50	$159.72	$2,332	+13.50
1365–1625	1513	75-80%	3	135.00–137.50	$135.75	$2,054	-18.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	6	223.00	$223.00	$2,063	—
1290–1775	1525	3	160.00–167.50	$162.11	$2,472	-0.89
1310–2430	1583	19	170.00–190.00	$180.85	$2,863	—
1410–2140	1877	14	187.00–216.00	$198.25	$3,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–904	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	235.00–245.00	$236.53	$2,103
912–1376	1166	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	200.00–217.50	$209.53	$2,443

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045–1065	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	180.00–195.00	$184.94	$1,957

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1112	1099	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,700.00–1,780.00	$1,756.64
995–1260	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,840.00–2,475.00	$2,260.08
1085–1165	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,955.00–2,250.00	$2,128.68
1153–1170	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,100.00–2,425.00	$2,328.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1165	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,700.56

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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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
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.