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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 18
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,257 head
587 vs last sale 670 414 vs year ago 843 · +49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,452 head
1,317 vs last sale 135 1,281 vs year ago 171 · +749.1%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
18 head
18 vs last sale 0 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. Leading off the replacement portion of the auction was a group of fancy registered Charolais bulls leading the sale with the top bull at 3,200. The top selling bred cows sold for 2,600 with the top selling cow-calf pairs at 3,150.

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
BullsHigh1,603123.071,97272
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,451100.121,452188
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20393.521,125525
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04684.44884313

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 (2-4 yrs)1,112$2,14533
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$1,954463
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$1,44951
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,39859
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$2,2518
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,62615
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$1,4753thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,507$2,7469
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,086$2,87140
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$2,261159
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,20011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,216$2,03942
Open HeifersOpen887$79518

Every lot, as filed

50 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
BullsMedium and Large 1Registered1,6462,859.11/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8594
BullsLarge 1Registered1,3952,656.27/head1,800.00–3,200.002,6565
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,869.44/head1,850.00–1,900.001,86918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1482,728.57/head2,600.00–2,800.002,72914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,175.00/head1,950.00–2,400.002,17510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0101,557.43/head1,400.00–1,700.001,55712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1972187.19/cwt177.50–196.001,8197
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995145.77/cwt140.00–160.001,45026
Stock CowsMedium 2881120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0573
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,017128.90/cwt125.00–132.501,31111
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1881193.45/cwt182.50–205.001,70413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2092,073.93/head1,750.00–2,475.002,074344
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,598.34/head1,200.00–1,800.001,598108
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0252,250.73/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2518
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28681,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0521,434.39/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4349
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1971,377.62/head1,100.00–1,500.001,37851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1202,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,27524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8009
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0972,229.69/head1,800.00–2,450.002,230128
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1203,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,15027
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,4702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2811,420.42/head1,300.00–1,550.001,42025
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2832,166.67/head1,900.00–2,300.002,16724
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,470.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,47010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Open HeifersMedium875805.00/head805.00–805.0080512
Open HeifersMedium912775.00/head775.00–775.007756
BullsReturn to Feed1,080160.67/cwt160.00–161.001,7359
Bulls1,685115.36/cwt109.00–123.001,94435
Bulls1,729125.11/cwt120.00–131.002,16322
Bulls1,442104.20/cwt95.00–109.001,5036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426100.32/cwt96.00–108.001,431117
CowsLean 85-90%97558.33/cwt35.00–67.0056919
CowsLean 85-90%1,06987.00/cwt79.00–93.00930219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212100.83/cwt98.00–107.001,22290
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25582.56/cwt75.00–87.501,03636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19692.86/cwt87.00–98.001,111399
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539111.30/cwt108.00–115.001,71331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45490.86/cwt80.00–95.001,32140
CowsLean 85-90%95099.48/cwt94.00–105.0094525
CowsLean 85-90%1,02275.65/cwt57.50–80.0077350

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.