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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 12
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
912 head
277 vs last sale 635 131 vs year ago 1,043 · 12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
943 head
858 vs last sale 85 697 vs year ago 246 · +283.3%
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 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. High quality was in demand in the replacement auction. The top bull sold for 5,300.00. The high selling bred cows sold for 3,150.00 with the top bred heifers at 2,950.00. The high selling cow/calf pairs sold for 3,100.00.

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
BullsLow1,600162.982,60760
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,454136.281,982116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226134.391,647339
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048119.671,254217

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)1,013$2,38510
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,161$2,328344
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$1,99213
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,78745
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,689117
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)953$2,58332
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$1,7003thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,593$4,9194thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,623$3,4624thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,041$3,03219
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$3,01718
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,80012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$2,55362
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,36926
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)990$2,4004thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29602,131.25/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1316
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2993151.97/cwt145.00–160.001,50911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2442,939.02/head2,475.00–3,150.002,93990
CowsLean 85-90%92382.51/cwt67.00–94.007626
BullsReturn to Feed1,123144.85/cwt142.50–148.001,62713
BullsReturn to Feed1,200178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,1363
Bulls1,905137.63/cwt132.00–147.502,6224
Bulls1,897183.42/cwt175.00–192.503,47915
Bulls1,668162.39/cwt152.50–175.002,70925
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1312,713.64/head2,300.00–3,000.002,71433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0413,031.58/head2,800.00–3,100.003,03219
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0782,400.00/head2,050.00–2,600.002,40022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,00011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,800.00/head2,750.00–2,825.002,80012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,200.00/head1,800.00–2,500.002,20014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29122,300.00/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3009
CowsLean 85-90%1,052120.41/cwt114.00–127.001,267138
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482145.45/cwt140.00–160.002,15627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,437134.68/cwt127.00–140.001,93581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535121.48/cwt120.00–122.501,8658
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230139.59/cwt137.00–148.001,717101
CowsLean 85-90%1,078129.69/cwt127.00–138.001,39848
Stock CowsMedium 2753155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1673
Stock CowsMedium 1-2863180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5533
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred CowsMedium 1-29652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2256
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224132.18/cwt122.50–136.501,618238
CowsLean 85-90%994105.26/cwt96.00–112.501,04625
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0542,719.37/head2,300.00–2,800.002,719111
BullsMedium and Large 11,5934,919.31/head4,500.00–5,300.004,9194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4132,078.93/head1,700.00–2,300.002,07913
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0562,098.77/head1,800.00–2,250.002,09948
Stock CowsMedium 2817157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2875
Bred CowsMedium 29421,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29412,413.15/head2,400.00–2,450.002,41316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45010
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19902,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,95013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1935202.93/cwt200.00–218.001,89717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1692,164.01/head1,700.00–2,475.002,164185
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0941,767.46/head1,500.00–1,850.001,76722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,814.07/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8147
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2856158.42/cwt140.00–180.001,3566
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6233,462.25/head3,000.00–4,200.003,4624

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.