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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 13
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
825 head
320 vs last sale 505 203 vs year ago 622 · +32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,942 head
1,695 vs last sale 247 1,773 vs year ago 169 · +1,049.1%
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 steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement sale with the special replacement sale tonite. Bidding was very active during the replacement auction with almost 2,000 head offered. Bred cows sold up to 4,700.00 per head with bred heifers selling up to 4,400.00 per head.

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
BullsLow1,669220.163,67548
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457179.112,610120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221175.322,140329
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007158.931,600220

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)1,127$3,940149
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$3,421484
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$3,09464
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,251$2,818237
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,53926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,1009
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)898$3,689121
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)866$2,9877
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,353$4,59113
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$3,91311
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$5,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$4,95014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$4,84170
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,051$4,01118
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$4,7005
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)824$3,158377

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2854302.97/cwt285.00–321.002,58729
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4504,258.19/head3,300.00–5,250.004,2582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1971307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9866
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0612,184.94/head1,985.00–3,100.002,18516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2642,835.13/head2,340.00–3,200.002,835205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,4257,400.00/head7,400.00–7,400.007,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2978252.99/cwt240.00–280.002,47417
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5133,635.46/head3,000.00–4,300.003,6357
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1073,429.86/head3,100.00–3,700.003,43060
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19393,801.25/head3,600.00–4,400.003,80175
BullsMedium and Large 11,6006,500.00/head6,500.00–6,500.006,5003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28323,622.02/head3,400.00–3,900.003,62242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,6006,400.00/head6,400.00–6,400.006,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,665.35/head2,600.00–2,700.002,66517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3233,570.94/head3,400.00–3,700.003,5718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447183.64/cwt180.00–196.002,65754
BullsReturn to Feed1,000180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8002
BullsReturn to Feed1,120252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,8282
Bulls1,629200.06/cwt186.00–209.003,2598
Bulls1,951241.70/cwt232.50–263.004,71613
Bulls1,630215.65/cwt210.00–229.003,51523
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 28754,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0684,285.71/head4,200.00–4,400.004,28614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1244,816.67/head4,400.00–5,200.004,81748
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1835,075.00/head5,000.00–5,150.005,07512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0154,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29405,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0684,912.50/head4,800.00–5,100.004,9138
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0655,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0654,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
CowsLean 85-90%881139.89/cwt125.00–150.001,23229
CowsLean 85-90%1,023177.57/cwt170.00–190.001,81739
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230184.79/cwt180.00–195.002,27385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223174.37/cwt165.00–180.002,133208
CowsLean 85-90%1,030161.13/cwt147.50–172.501,660142
BullsMedium 1-21,2403,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
BullsMedium 1-21,4704,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
BullsLarge 1-21,3405,750.00/head5,750.00–5,750.005,7501
CowsLean 85-90%975110.25/cwt95.00–120.001,07510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465176.66/cwt165.00–180.002,58864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185158.46/cwt150.00–165.001,87836
Bred CowsMedium 27902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1009
BullsMedium 21,0702,939.20/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9393
Stock CowsMedium 2828265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1943
Bred HeifersMedium 28102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Bred CowsMedium 21,0402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80013
Stock CowsMedium 2900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,80011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18243,158.27/head3,000.00–3,400.003,158352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1414,283.55/head3,800.00–4,700.004,28489
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2173,909.45/head3,600.00–4,600.003,909196
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,157220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5456
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1182,934.24/head2,600.00–3,450.002,93445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2183,159.06/head2,650.00–3,500.003,159259
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1973,705.68/head3,250.00–3,850.003,70615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1132,424.04/head2,400.00–2,500.002,42424
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,054213.26/cwt210.00–220.002,24811
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28662,987.13/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9877
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28203,160.49/head3,000.00–3,350.003,16025
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1861320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7553
BullsMedium and Large 21,5003,350.00/head3,100.00–3,600.003,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3009
BullsMedium and Large 21,3402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.