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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 26, 2025

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 418 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–945 890 85-90% 7 99.00–100.00 $99.58 $886 —
765–1195 1010 85-90% 44 122.00–140.00 $130.75 $1,321 +37.76
931–1155 1039 85-90% 17 142.50–155.00 $145.67 $1,514 +28.55
865–1169 1070 85-90% 53 102.50–122.50 $112.40 $1,203 -20.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1320 1177 80-85% 22 155.00–167.50 $158.84 $1,870 —
1055–1325 1229 80-85% 63 142.50–155.00 $148.03 $1,819 -2.19
1190–1340 1244 80-85% 27 125.00–141.00 $134.77 $1,677 -15.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1362–1615 1405 75-80% 8 137.50–140.00 $139.21 $1,956 +0.23
1365–1965 1467 75-80% 39 145.00–159.00 $151.37 $2,221 -2.86
1371–1850 1518 75-80% 22 162.00–176.00 $168.10 $2,552 +0.96
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,673 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1540 1407 5 170.00 $170.00 $2,392 —
1283–2150 1625 27 175.00–192.50 $184.09 $2,991 —
1505–1985 1763 4 192.50–218.00 $206.04 $3,632 +21.84

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–788 759 (<2 yrs)Open 5 255.00–260.00 $258.12 $1,959
1056 1056 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 195.00 $195.00 $2,059
1056–1497 1202 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 177.50–215.00 $202.90 $2,439
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,942
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,184

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1085–1440 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,763.37
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,950.00 $2,950.00
930 930 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.