Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	747	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1335	1201	80-85%	14	125.00–137.50	$132.11	$1,587	-29.19
1027–1350	1206	80-85%	205	139.00–155.00	$149.81	$1,807	-11.49
1015–1340	1216	80-85%	83	155.00–169.00	$159.59	$1,941	-1.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1005	929	85-90%	6	65.00–115.00	$92.76	$862	—
865–1105	993	85-90%	36	110.00–125.00	$120.36	$1,195	+2.17
780–1190	1020	85-90%	78	125.00–141.00	$134.81	$1,375	-14.99
790–1205	1063	85-90%	36	141.00–153.00	$146.60	$1,558	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1860	1438	75-80%	88	140.00–155.00	$150.62	$2,166	+3.22
1350–2030	1499	75-80%	50	155.00–165.00	$159.60	$2,392	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978	978	4	217.50	$217.50	$2,127	—
1047	1047	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,832	—
1355–1970	1576	4	154.00–165.00	$158.95	$2,505	-21.90
1310–2370	1716	27	174.00–192.50	$183.08	$3,142	—
1470–2235	1869	27	195.00–227.00	$204.15	$3,816	+5.90

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1106–1380	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	165.00–177.50	$173.15	$2,104

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
834–907	854	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	180.00–225.00	$207.42	$1,771

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
962	962	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,357
924–1107	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	221.00–232.50	$229.22	$2,223

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,830

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1090	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,207.57
1087	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,915.00	$1,915.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1700	1341	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,845.76

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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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.