Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-04

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 4
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
435 head
47 vs last sale 388 39 vs year ago 474 · 8.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
821 head
581 vs last sale 240 603 vs year ago 218 · +276.6%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement auction this evening. Bred cows sold up to 4500.00 per head with the top selling pairs at 5100.00. There was a lot of variance both in breeds and weight classes in the replacement auction.

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
BullsAverage1,801199.833,60046
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494164.532,45779
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228161.441,98297
CowsLean 85-90%Low986134.121,322126

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)1,106$3,92323
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,221$3,592202
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$3,08660
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,159$2,686115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,33814
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)952$3,70959
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$3,62715
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,4004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)823$3,0336
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,519$4,2706
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,404$3,8987
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$4,9003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$4,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$4,42637
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$4,3504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$4,10412

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Stock CowsMedium 2735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5805
Stock CowsMedium 2Thin Fleshed862320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7582
Stock CowsMedium 2916182.20/cwt170.00–190.001,66919
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Stock CowsMedium 1-2861277.60/cwt275.00–280.002,39010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3773,319.73/head2,800.00–3,600.003,32025
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1929293.38/cwt285.00–300.002,7267
BullsMedium and Large 11,5205,300.00/head5,300.00–5,300.005,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0404,327.08/head4,300.00–4,350.004,32724
Bred CowsMedium 29752,432.15/head2,400.00–2,450.002,43220
Stock CowsMedium 2668317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1188
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4764,005.59/head3,600.00–4,400.004,0064
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0413,855.39/head3,700.00–3,900.003,8559
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2544,039.06/head3,650.00–4,500.004,03984
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1042,210.70/head1,800.00–2,400.002,21119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45014
BullsMedium and Large 11,6054,797.51/head4,000.00–5,600.004,7982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1353,570.26/head3,450.00–3,800.003,5708
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3404,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0854,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0284,100.00/head3,800.00–4,400.004,1008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29803,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2475,010.00/head4,950.00–5,100.005,0105
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5454,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1094,412.50/head4,200.00–4,600.004,41324
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1254,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0304,350.00/head4,300.00–4,500.004,3504
Bulls1,803194.24/cwt182.50–200.003,50226
Bulls1,821209.62/cwt200.00–220.003,81719
Bulls1,385159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2021
CowsLean 85-90%935117.74/cwt108.00–131.001,10151
CowsLean 85-90%93091.74/cwt85.00–100.008533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251141.31/cwt130.00–145.001,7688
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1513,086.15/head2,900.00–3,500.003,08660
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1762,728.86/head2,260.00–3,100.002,72937
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1692,338.39/head1,700.00–2,600.002,33814
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29603,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,95014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4174,091.29/head3,700.00–4,600.004,0913
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2947270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5577
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3504,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1893,359.25/head2,950.00–3,800.003,35985
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60019
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,242195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,4227
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,20010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1978300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9344
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0914,111.43/head4,000.00–4,400.004,11115
CowsLean 85-90%1,017160.68/cwt155.00–170.001,63418
CowsLean 85-90%1,027143.08/cwt134.00–152.501,46954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207175.25/cwt170.00–185.002,11525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523171.41/cwt165.00–180.002,61139
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460159.85/cwt150.00–165.002,33436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508139.55/cwt125.00–147.002,1044
BullsMedium 1-21,3533,237.44/head2,400.00–3,650.003,2373
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28403,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0504
Stock CowsMedium 1-2923229.47/cwt215.00–260.002,11813
Bred CowsLarge 11,5603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Bred CowsLarge 21,1203,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,70010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233158.56/cwt150.00–165.001,95564
Bred HeifersMedium 27782,518.52/head2,400.00–2,600.002,51911

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.