Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-05-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 6
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
505 head
34 vs last sale 471 357 vs year ago 862 · 41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
247 head
49 vs last sale 296 955 vs year ago 1,202 · 79.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1345 lbs. and sold for 197.00/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
BullsLow1,742219.583,82545
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461178.822,61281
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217177.632,161201
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022155.701,591120

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)1,052$3,68812
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$3,49266
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$2,7005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,49046
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$3,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$4,4405

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0624,440.00/head4,400.00–4,500.004,4405
Bulls1,586195.70/cwt188.00–204.003,1044
Bulls1,742218.07/cwt208.00–228.003,79935
Bulls1,846244.32/cwt235.00–250.004,5106
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261185.34/cwt180.00–197.002,33772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,481186.53/cwt180.00–192.002,76331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,397147.56/cwt135.00–165.002,0616
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2761200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5226
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2997260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2253,909.83/head3,400.00–4,200.003,91035
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1944295.64/cwt292.50–300.002,7917
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1999296.25/cwt280.00–320.002,96028
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2722188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3574
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,72511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2955250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0752,364.26/head2,290.00–2,600.002,36416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2263,021.30/head2,800.00–3,200.003,02131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0803,950.00/head3,650.00–4,000.003,9507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455177.65/cwt170.00–180.002,58544
Bred CowsMedium 29102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Stock CowsMedium 21,042255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6575
Bred CowsMedium 1-29402,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred HeifersMedium 19003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1212,556.48/head2,300.00–2,900.002,55630
CowsLean 85-90%1,007156.55/cwt145.00–162.501,57667
CowsLean 85-90%1,097168.84/cwt164.00–175.001,85233
CowsLean 85-90%957135.00/cwt120.00–144.001,29217
CowsLean 85-90%896109.30/cwt105.00–115.009793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156159.27/cwt159.00–160.001,8417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194174.14/cwt165.00–180.002,079122

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.