Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	433	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034–1340	1197	80-85%	75	150.00–165.00	$157.98	$1,891	—
1145–1340	1263	80-85%	24	165.00–179.00	$167.59	$2,117	+10.09
1245–1345	1303	80-85%	3	140.00–147.50	$144.08	$1,877	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1010	887	85-90%	10	80.00–102.50	$91.05	$808	—
880–1180	1006	85-90%	21	152.50–165.00	$158.87	$1,598	—
820–1175	1009	85-90%	26	110.00–132.00	$124.72	$1,258	—
860–1195	1021	85-90%	33	135.00–150.00	$143.06	$1,461	-16.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1465	1407	75-80%	5	140.00–145.00	$142.99	$2,012	—
1360–1660	1452	75-80%	36	150.00–165.00	$158.30	$2,299	-0.40
1360–1955	1577	75-80%	29	165.00–182.00	$171.76	$2,709	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1347	1347	2	186.00	$186.00	$2,505	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,118	—
1380	1380	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,208	—
1270–2105	1640	34	175.00–197.50	$186.23	$3,054	—
1387–2400	1836	10	197.50–217.50	$208.00	$3,819	+7.91

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
771	771	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,313
957–1110	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	275.00–295.00	$280.56	$2,865

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120–1190	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	195.00–220.00	$212.00	$2,474
1196–1207	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	235.00–240.00	$236.12	$2,829

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,732

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,300.00	$2,300.00
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
868–1065	942	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,756.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1540–1590	1546	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,555.20

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1285–1370	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,950.00–3,450.00	$3,185.21
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,500.00	$2,500.00
785	785	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,725.00	$2,725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00

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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
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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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.