Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-05-27

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 27
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
583 head
72 vs last sale 511 463 vs year ago 120 · +385.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
238 head
29 vs last sale 267 424 vs year ago 662 · 64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,755225.343,95448
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,910220.004,2021thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473178.122,62476
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215174.952,125232
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,016152.411,549129

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)1,106$3,78419
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,78654
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$2,7386
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,5398
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$4,4173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,6504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)993$2,97010

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-21,0203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1104,416.67/head4,400.00–4,450.004,4173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Bulls1,719221.13/cwt211.00–235.003,80124
Bulls1,922240.92/cwt231.00–251.004,63016
Bulls1,610200.73/cwt191.00–208.003,2326
BullsReturn to Feed1,280225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,8802
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,454174.87/cwt167.50–180.002,54335
CowsLean 85-90%884109.56/cwt80.00–125.0096910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1603,962.80/head3,750.00–4,350.003,96313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,963.07/head2,800.00–3,400.002,96336
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1906300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7184
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1963325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,1305
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2022,432.09/head2,200.00–2,600.002,43218
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2920197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,81712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2795292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3258
Bred CowsMedium 1-29232,737.55/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7386
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2894254.56/cwt240.00–310.002,27618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,538.69/head2,500.00–2,800.002,5398
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950292.41/cwt271.00–313.002,77826
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,8168
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490156.67/cwt151.00–160.002,3344
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,910220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,2021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213173.24/cwt165.00–182.002,101154
Bred CowsMedium 1-29403,292.55/head2,850.00–3,500.003,2933
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,162215.13/cwt196.00–220.002,50010
Stock CowsMedium 2-3762300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213184.27/cwt182.00–195.002,23560
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237158.56/cwt147.50–162.501,96118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490183.51/cwt180.00–190.002,73437
CowsLean 85-90%1,039171.01/cwt165.00–180.001,77729
CowsLean 85-90%972137.08/cwt130.00–142.501,33226
CowsLean 85-90%1,045156.91/cwt145.00–164.001,64064

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.