Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-03

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 3
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
792 head
209 vs last sale 583 36 vs year ago 756 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
49 vs last sale 238 87 vs year ago 102 · +85.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with the exception of lean cows which sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Several dispersals were included in the auction today. Bred cows sold up to 4,250.00 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
BullsAverage1,583218.453,45863
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,465176.092,580111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217174.642,126305
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035153.431,588210

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)1,040$4,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$3,16440
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,079$2,33527
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,22121
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)785$3,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$4,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$3,0004thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-21,1154,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bulls1,713220.18/cwt211.00–228.003,77222
Bulls1,901240.77/cwt225.00–266.004,57712
Bulls1,431201.91/cwt195.00–210.002,88924
BullsReturn to Feed978236.66/cwt220.00–250.002,3155
CowsLean 85-90%959139.12/cwt130.00–142.501,33426
CowsLean 85-90%840115.53/cwt95.00–127.509705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,177215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5318
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2962210.78/cwt175.00–240.002,02819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0172,015.95/head1,770.00–2,120.002,01612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1663,820.69/head3,600.00–4,250.003,82112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0404,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3212,704.73/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7057
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1172,962.18/head2,700.00–3,300.002,96224
Stock CowsMedium 2927225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0862
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2971277.87/cwt265.00–285.002,69818
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,061250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1282,590.07/head2,580.00–2,600.002,59015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,029190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,95510
CowsLean 85-90%1,056152.84/cwt145.00–162.501,614134
CowsLean 85-90%1,039167.67/cwt162.50–175.001,74245
Bred CowsMedium 28201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6007
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,010180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8184
Bred CowsMedium 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,172159.37/cwt157.50–160.001,8684
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216172.83/cwt165.00–181.002,102250
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227184.73/cwt180.00–194.002,26751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,437163.08/cwt160.00–165.002,3438
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461174.34/cwt167.50–179.002,54772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483183.51/cwt177.00–190.002,72131

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.