Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-15.00 higher. 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	1,842	195.18	3,596	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	160.70	2,427	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	160.35	1,931	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	133.81	1,336	27

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,300	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$3,096	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,942	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$2,422	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,785	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$4,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$3,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 and Large 1-2	—	1,090	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	189.21/cwt	177.00–200.00	3,396	22
Bulls	—	—	1,938	212.07/cwt	199.00–226.00	4,110	12
Bulls	—	—	1,790	159.50/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	169.08/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,990	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	157.18/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,908	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	158.02/cwt	145.00–162.50	2,347	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,423.44/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,423	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,429	3,617.33/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,617	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,329	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	309.20/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,560	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	278.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,850	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,101.97/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,102	16
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	797	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,793	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	2,337.93/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,338	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	258.85/cwt	245.00–270.00	2,441	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	168.91/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,665	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	118.92/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,119	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	147.59/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,485	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	91.23/cwt	80.00–100.00	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	133.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,333	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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