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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,097 head
5 vs last sale 1,102 549 vs year ago 548 · +100.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
462 head
342 vs last sale 120 283 vs year ago 179 · +158.1%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement sale this evening. Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00-6.00 lower. In the evening sale compared to last month bred cows traded 150-200 per head lower. Cow-calf pairs traded steady. Nine head of high quality Charolais bulls traded at a 3,200 average. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,64591.551,50660
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44570.831,024162
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21664.24781275
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05155.15580369

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,148115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$97114
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$87221
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,4347
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)883$1,30956
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,1006
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,619$3,1989
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$1,43961
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,22619

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsLarge 11,6193,198.28/head2,750.00–3,500.003,1989
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0081,419.44/head1,225.00–1,625.001,41936
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0231,148.21/head1,100.00–1,200.001,14814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28121,558.82/head1,550.00–1,575.001,55917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298786.20/cwt79.00–90.0085118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,054971.14/head950.00–975.0097114
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0821,445.00/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4455
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,275.00/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2758
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009954
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2939116.08/cwt102.50–120.001,09024
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1835103.00/cwt103.00–103.008603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1211,078.31/head950.00–1,285.001,07892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1671,424.44/head1,300.00–1,585.001,42423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,129871.79/head800.00–1,050.0087221
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0301,366.44/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3664
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28561,160.86/head1,050.00–1,325.001,16138
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19391,622.35/head1,575.00–1,650.001,62218
Bulls1,837105.57/cwt103.00–108.001,9398
Bulls1,48782.36/cwt68.00–90.001,22521
Bulls1,70294.15/cwt88.00–103.001,60231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21363.82/cwt59.00–70.00774219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42269.35/cwt65.00–74.5098699
CowsLean 85-90%1,09465.99/cwt64.00–70.0072233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23854.24/cwt50.00–59.0067118
CowsLean 85-90%99748.57/cwt37.50–54.00484101
CowsLean 85-90%84427.26/cwt20.00–37.5023024
CowsLean 85-90%1,09459.77/cwt53.00–64.00654211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50678.10/cwt73.00–88.001,17643
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43062.51/cwt59.00–64.0089420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22471.37/cwt69.00–79.0087438

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.