Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	864	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1336	1209	80-85%	46	158.00–179.00	$162.04	$1,959	+10.74
1025–1345	1236	80-85%	178	145.00–159.00	$152.36	$1,883	+1.06
1080–1337	1276	80-85%	40	127.50–145.00	$138.20	$1,763	-2.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–940	785	85-90%	13	80.00–100.00	$87.61	$688	—
780–1235	1002	85-90%	73	102.50–127.50	$117.99	$1,182	-5.93
750–1215	1045	85-90%	45	145.00–160.00	$150.21	$1,570	-2.08
803–1228	1068	85-90%	128	125.00–145.00	$137.02	$1,463	-2.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1532	1432	75-80%	9	140.00–144.00	$142.23	$2,037	—
1355–1563	1435	75-80%	55	145.00–161.00	$152.53	$2,189	—
1351–1925	1516	75-80%	35	161.00–178.00	$168.24	$2,551	+0.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1880	1595	5	162.20–172.50	$167.64	$2,674	—
1365–2280	1791	19	174.00–190.00	$181.21	$3,245	—
1795–2420	2022	6	195.00–207.00	$202.35	$4,092	+8.04

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
732	732	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,013
1001–1038 fancy	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	265.00–270.00	$266.12	$2,738
1107	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	200.00	$200.00	$2,214
1155–1187	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	195.00–240.00	$222.21	$2,593

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
951	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	190.00	$190.00	$1,807
1075–1327	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	175.00–215.00	$194.62	$2,238

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
968	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	172.50	$172.50	$1,670

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1320	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,717.70
1085–1180	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,338.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1055	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,400.00–3,950.00	$3,731.26
1065–1280	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	3,100.00–3,600.00	$3,288.40
1285–1390	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–985	982	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–750	749	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,450.70

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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.