Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-05-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
511 head
314 vs last sale 825 55 vs year ago 566 · 9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
267 head
1,675 vs last sale 1,942 26 vs year ago 241 · +10.8%
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 and bulls sold steady. The top slaughter cow sold for 203.00/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
BullsAverage1,769230.444,07526
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,500179.632,694103
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220177.392,165192
CowsLean 85-90%High1,022158.661,62290

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)1,125$3,8504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,89826
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,74171
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)617$1,61011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,141$3,8297
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$3,40016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$3,3297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)811$2,82216
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)597$1,65317

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28332,650.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,65010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,40016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1413,828.57/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8297
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2404,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 36252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 37003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Bulls1,722222.90/cwt215.00–226.003,83811
Bulls1,834238.18/cwt230.00–257.004,36814
Bulls1,365205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7981
CowsLean 85-90%1,017175.77/cwt170.00–185.001,78823
CowsLean 85-90%895136.63/cwt130.00–140.001,2233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206173.91/cwt165.00–182.502,097114
Bred CowsSmall 2-37001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
Bred HeifersSmall 36211,612.16/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6129
Stock CowsSmall 2-35951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7006
Bred HeifersSmall 2-36001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Stock CowsSmall 2-3535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4453
Stock CowsSmall 35981,627.60/head1,600.00–1,700.001,62811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4686
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2989281.42/cwt275.00–310.002,78314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1604,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1253,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1403,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1823,065.95/head2,900.00–3,200.003,06619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239187.34/cwt182.50–203.002,32165
Stock CowsMedium 2732330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,863.86/head2,700.00–3,100.002,86450
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7904
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,081203.14/cwt195.00–210.002,1969
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507185.21/cwt180.00–199.002,79144
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497176.36/cwt165.00–182.502,64057
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255158.21/cwt150.00–162.501,98613
CowsLean 85-90%864115.52/cwt97.50–120.009985
CowsLean 85-90%1,044156.77/cwt146.00–168.001,63759

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.