Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-03-25

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 25
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
436 head
89 vs last sale 347 187 vs year ago 623 · 30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
260 head
82 vs last sale 178 82 vs year ago 178 · +46.1%
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 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top selling slaughter bull weighed 1,970 lbs. and sold for 244.00/cwt. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1,375 lbs. and sold for 194.00/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
BullsLow1,768215.583,81165
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,461175.932,57051
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218173.222,110129
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018156.941,59797

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)1,133$3,52115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$3,40413
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$3,40331
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,72126
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$3,4336
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,9004thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$5,0283thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$5,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$4,0506

Every lot, as filed

39 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
CowsLean 85-90%865126.56/cwt125.00–127.501,0953
CowsLean 85-90%1,072170.07/cwt162.50–176.001,82331
CowsLean 85-90%1,010156.56/cwt140.00–162.501,58156
CowsLean 85-90%907114.80/cwt110.00–117.501,0417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444171.57/cwt160.00–175.002,47724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1272
Stock CowsMedium 2976236.71/cwt220.00–257.502,31017
Stock CowsMedium 2841270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2717
Stock CowsMedium 2-3725205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4863
Bred HeifersMedium 27902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred CowsMedium 29202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2870289.81/cwt265.00–297.502,52118
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,152220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5346
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,092200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1848
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Stock CowsMedium 1-2840297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,4997
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2202,372.69/head2,250.00–2,430.002,37312
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18603,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1854307.38/cwt295.00–317.502,62512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,072255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7347
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2663,573.22/head3,500.00–4,000.003,57317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005248.87/cwt240.00–280.002,5018
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4605,027.74/head4,800.00–5,200.005,0283
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1453,018.71/head2,950.00–3,200.003,01914
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1623,195.56/head3,100.00–3,750.003,19614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2103,874.75/head3,700.00–4,000.003,87511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,062290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0804
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480182.18/cwt175.00–194.002,69625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240178.89/cwt174.00–192.502,21871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192166.27/cwt155.00–173.001,98258
Bulls1,550176.77/cwt170.00–182.502,7402
Bulls1,862226.72/cwt217.00–244.004,22229
Bulls1,700208.36/cwt195.00–217.503,54234
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2604,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2405,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003

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.