Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	421	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1055	874	85-90%	25	80.00–117.50	$109.97	$961	+13.16
815–1221	961	85-90%	41	120.00–130.00	$125.68	$1,208	-1.35
810–1170	1031	85-90%	23	150.00–167.00	$155.21	$1,600	+11.39
880–1195	1066	85-90%	53	135.00–150.00	$142.31	$1,517	-10.31

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1325	1196	80-85%	84	149.00–166.00	$159.64	$1,909	—
1225–1280	1250	80-85%	3	130.00–146.00	$139.32	$1,742	-31.59
1015–1350	1251	80-85%	35	166.00–186.00	$170.56	$2,134	-0.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1455	1418	75-80%	3	135.00–137.50	$135.85	$1,926	—
1357–1606	1443	75-80%	30	155.00–167.50	$162.95	$2,351	—
1350–1725	1463	75-80%	21	167.00–181.00	$171.26	$2,506	+13.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2010	1590	12	182.50–199.00	$189.54	$3,014	-0.09
1315–2250	1794	12	200.00–230.00	$211.40	$3,793	—
1495–2690	2093	2	170.00	$170.00	$3,558	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,932
887–1175	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	230.00–245.00	$233.57	$2,602

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	272.50	$272.50	$2,316

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1203	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,285.00–2,400.00	$2,349.19
1115–1357	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	2,700.00–3,300.00	$2,994.21
1170–1331	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,518.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,070.00	$2,070.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,470.00	$2,470.00
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,650.00	$3,650.00	+250.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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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.