Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

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	1,772	197.18	3,495	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	160.95	2,373	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	160.04	1,961	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	140.13	1,424	91

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$3,551	59
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$3,326	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$3,179	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$2,675	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$4,280	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$3,900	5

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	840	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	4,142.86/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,143	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	4,400.00/head	4,200.00–4,600.00	4,400	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	194.15/cwt	185.00–203.00	3,462	26
Bulls	—	—	1,847	212.69/cwt	204.00–235.00	3,928	13
Bulls	—	—	1,565	176.69/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,765	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	157.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,907	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	171.66/cwt	167.00–177.50	2,185	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	3,325.61/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,326	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	199.37/cwt	185.00–220.00	2,271	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,405	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	3,552.18/head	3,200.00–3,850.00	3,552	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	3,443.48/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,443	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	119.86/cwt	90.00–132.50	1,159	14
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	822	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,178	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	947	274.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,601	15
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	913	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,963	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,674.72/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	146.45/cwt	132.50–155.00	2,096	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	160.40/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,440	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	169.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,479	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	89.29/cwt	85.00–95.00	765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	142.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,473	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	161.52/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,706	18

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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