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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 308 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1345 1207 80-85% 60 149.00–161.00 $156.56 $1,890 —
1120–1345 1255 80-85% 19 162.00–183.50 $170.91 $2,145 +19.88
1222–1330 1291 80-85% 12 125.00–145.00 $139.68 $1,803 -3.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1190 891 85-90% 14 90.00–100.00 $96.81 $863 —
883–1090 958 85-90% 21 120.00–131.00 $127.03 $1,217 +3.97
845–1137 1004 85-90% 24 135.00–147.50 $143.82 $1,444 —
895–1230 1096 85-90% 26 147.00–163.00 $152.62 $1,673 +11.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1452 1452 75-80% 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,105 —
1350–1760 1459 75-80% 22 147.00–165.00 $158.25 $2,309 —
1370–1805 1531 75-80% 18 165.00–182.50 $173.74 $2,660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1685 1441 8 166.00–179.00 $172.47 $2,485 -0.02
1255–1905 1589 14 179.00–200.00 $189.63 $3,013 —
1655–2295 1886 7 199.00–220.00 $206.14 $3,888 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1074–1114 1095 17 156.00 $156.00 $1,708 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,598
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1136 1136 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 187.50 $187.50 $2,130
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,090

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,960.00 $1,960.00
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
960–1340 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,960.00–2,600.00 $2,353.23
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320–1490 1369 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,800.00–3,600.00 $3,014.90
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1185 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,600.00–4,200.00 $3,983.33 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.