Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was light with very 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,887	193.16	3,644	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,605	190.00	3,050	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	160.99	1,978	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	157.26	2,346	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	131.80	1,270	39

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$3,023	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,860	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$2,198	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$1,886	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,900	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$3,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	710	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	181.34/cwt	172.00–194.00	3,518	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,276	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	848	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,718.37/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,718	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,243.65/head	1,935.00–2,510.00	2,244	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,859.95/head	2,550.00–3,300.00	2,860	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,885.83/head	1,775.00–1,920.00	1,886	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,037	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	733	2,307.27/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,307	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	815	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	7
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,160	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,914	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	165.92/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,437	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	148.90/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,446	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	121.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	131.32/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,280	18
Bulls	—	—	1,887	196.53/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,709	29
Bulls	—	—	1,750	173.86/cwt	172.50–175.00	3,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	154.43/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,787	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	166.07/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,132	31

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.

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