Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-18

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 18
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
347 head
34 vs last sale 313 271 vs year ago 618 · 43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
9 vs last sale 187 16 vs year ago 194 · 8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. The top slaughter cow sold for 195.00/cwt. with the top slaughter bull selling for 233.00/cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,775214.903,81433
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,515195.002,9541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,501172.372,58770
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211171.532,078102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006149.401,50366

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)1,220$4,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$3,3905
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$3,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$3,28246
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,6003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)969$3,5738
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)740$2,3005
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,510$4,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$4,52518

Every lot, as filed

37 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 and Large 11,067280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,009234.47/cwt220.00–240.002,3667
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5104,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0383,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,016207.95/cwt185.00–225.002,11317
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0203,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2942285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6855
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483141.56/cwt134.50–147.502,0992
CowsLean 85-90%81090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Bred HeifersMedium 27402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred CowsMedium 28402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5007
Stock CowsMedium 2762300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2864
Stock CowsMedium 2985205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0193
CowsLean 85-90%1,033174.02/cwt165.00–182.501,79810
CowsLean 85-90%916130.23/cwt120.00–140.001,19316
CowsLean 85-90%1,041152.47/cwt139.00–160.001,58739
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,515195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9541
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217176.79/cwt167.50–185.002,15272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,9691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2204,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2273,817.31/head3,600.00–4,000.003,81717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,110.96/head2,700.00–3,550.003,11118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0604,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1854,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0554,437.50/head4,300.00–4,500.004,43812
Bulls1,655201.66/cwt190.00–210.003,33711
Bulls1,935216.63/cwt210.00–233.004,19219
BullsReturn to Feed1,198252.50/cwt252.50–252.503,0253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193159.29/cwt150.00–167.501,90029
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522163.39/cwt155.00–167.502,48720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493177.39/cwt170.00–192.502,64848
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,112192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,1413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19693,573.16/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5738
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2403,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103213.47/cwt210.00–220.002,3556

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.