Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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	—	Low	1,747	201.57	3,522	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	169.46	2,551	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	163.34	2,001	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	139.11	1,332	60

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)	1,072	$3,226	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$3,148	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	991	$2,596	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$2,434	29
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$3,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	768	$2,808	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$4,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,560	$3,500	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,413	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$4,314	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$3,950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	156.83/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,560	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	120.27/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,085	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	94.70/cwt	80.00–100.00	834	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	172.99/cwt	169.00–182.50	2,166	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	139.00/cwt	130.00–147.50	2,155	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	161.60/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,450	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	940	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	940	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	4,566.67/head	4,550.00–4,600.00	4,567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	191.92/cwt	182.50–200.00	3,195	26
Bulls	—	—	1,860	213.73/cwt	202.50–226.00	3,975	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	132.93/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,644	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	158.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,908	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	145.28/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,408	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	248.64/cwt	225.00–270.00	2,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	3,209.92/head	2,850.00–3,450.00	3,210	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	3,591.41/head	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,591	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	937	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,905	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	864	304.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,628	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	244.38/cwt	225.00–265.00	3,111	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	957	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,010.00/head	3,010.00–3,010.00	3,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	938	2,669.50/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,670	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,560	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,576	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,243	3,083.78/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,084	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,346	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	174.05/cwt	167.50–190.00	2,609	39
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	815	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	982	2,111.11/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,111	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	768	2,807.81/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,808	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	760	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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