Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-01-21

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 21
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
380 head
269 vs last sale 649 76 vs year ago 304 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
601 vs last sale 680 92 vs year ago 171 · 53.8%
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 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. The top slaughter cow sold for 180.00/cwt. with the high slaughter bull selling for 222.50/cwt.

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
BullsLow1,669191.713,19931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482156.462,31973
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215153.221,861103
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004129.981,30589

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)1,180$3,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,303$3,12916
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$2,56914
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,8605

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,860.00/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1604,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2892,767.63/head2,600.00–3,000.002,7687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3032,773.67/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7749
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,109197.93/cwt175.00–220.002,19516
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Stock CowsMedium 2820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8453
Bulls1,425166.49/cwt160.00–172.502,3722
CowsLean 85-90%980119.11/cwt110.00–122.501,16713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178136.06/cwt125.00–140.001,60314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513139.10/cwt132.50–145.002,1059
CowsLean 85-90%85092.63/cwt85.00–105.007878
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473155.12/cwt145.00–162.502,28545
Bulls1,829203.29/cwt190.00–222.503,71814
BullsReturn to Feed1,040195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213166.19/cwt162.50–180.002,01630
CowsLean 85-90%1,034147.21/cwt140.00–155.001,52221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489167.84/cwt162.00–180.002,49919
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1803,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,087245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,6632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3133,410.03/head3,300.00–3,800.003,4109
Bulls1,630182.61/cwt175.00–190.002,97713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224150.70/cwt140.00–160.001,84559
CowsLean 85-90%1,024131.64/cwt125.00–140.001,34847

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.