Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with 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	—	Average	1,731	221.11	3,827	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	175.65	2,610	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	171.74	2,111	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	150.50	1,517	189

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)	1,070	$3,570	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,116	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,383	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,359	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$3,150	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,048	$2,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$4,000	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	860	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	9
Bulls	—	—	1,767	217.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,847	22
Bulls	—	—	1,987	243.50/cwt	232.50–263.00	4,838	9
Bulls	—	—	1,885	190.83/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,597	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,160	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	155.14/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,908	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	252.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	3,037	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	969	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,616	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,124.09/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,124	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	859	311.15/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,673	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,743.48/head	3,350.00–3,900.00	3,743	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,133	221.47/cwt	210.00–245.00	2,509	14
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,157	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,314	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	862	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,155	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,570.12/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,570	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	2,852.77/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,853	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	182.39/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,712	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	155.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,478	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	167.62/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,753	49
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	970	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,007	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,183	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,048	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	155.68/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,608	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	134.16/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,316	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	111.61/cwt	90.00–117.50	906	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	171.58/cwt	162.50–179.00	2,093	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	181.92/cwt	177.50–192.50	2,279	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	173.96/cwt	167.50–178.00	2,557	44

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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