Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,816	220.09	3,997	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	178.77	2,600	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	175.46	2,114	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	152.38	1,508	125

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)	1,078	$3,795	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$3,269	62
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$2,682	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$2,577	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$4,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 and Large 2	—	890	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Bulls	—	—	1,949	246.93/cwt	230.00–271.00	4,813	8
Bulls	—	—	1,703	196.63/cwt	180.00–207.50	3,349	8
Bulls	—	—	1,808	218.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,955	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	169.38/cwt	160.00–177.50	2,011	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	175.12/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,508	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	184.96/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,743	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,045.88/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,046	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	202.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,590	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,577.47/head	2,300.00–2,820.00	2,577	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	3,094	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	986	280.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,769	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	3,916.72/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,917	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,742.90/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,743	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,222	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	984	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,922	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	302.54/cwt	280.00–340.00	2,608	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,880.38/head	3,650.00–4,150.00	3,880	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	156.68/cwt	150.00–162.50	2,280	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,096	205.82/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,256	20
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	997	213.19/cwt	197.50–230.00	2,126	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	911	273.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,492	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	169.07/cwt	162.50–180.00	1,721	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	151.63/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,528	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	131.27/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,208	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	109.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	181.87/cwt	177.50–190.00	2,213	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	157.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,888	15

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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