Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-10

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 10
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
432 head
360 vs last sale 792 187 vs year ago 619 · 30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
30 vs last sale 189 25 vs year ago 134 · +18.7%
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 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Supply was moderate with 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
BullsAverage1,692222.313,76142
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,507177.012,66748
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210175.682,125154
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040149.381,554109

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$3,6004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$3,02732
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,60121
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$2,6005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$4,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$3,77516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$3,1005

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-29453,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-37853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2104,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0813,790.00/head3,700.00–3,850.003,7905
Bulls1,614216.06/cwt206.00–230.003,48719
Bulls1,856234.39/cwt222.50–253.004,35018
Bulls1,395202.58/cwt195.00–210.002,8265
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492172.50/cwt165.00–178.002,57431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533185.23/cwt180.00–195.002,84017
CowsLean 85-90%1,055154.38/cwt145.00–165.001,62968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1184,074.50/head4,000.00–4,150.004,0754
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2995195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,94011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1987275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7146
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1822314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,5818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3313,050.79/head2,900.00–3,200.003,05113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6007
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,005215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1615
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred HeifersMedium 27752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0812,727.39/head2,700.00–2,800.002,72715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2722,602.12/head2,400.00–2,800.002,60214
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,141237.06/cwt225.00–280.002,70515
CowsLean 85-90%1,051169.50/cwt162.50–175.001,7819
CowsLean 85-90%1,044139.03/cwt130.00–145.001,45124
CowsLean 85-90%894115.24/cwt90.00–127.501,0308
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178174.72/cwt165.00–180.002,05896
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261184.43/cwt180.00–192.502,32644
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266154.80/cwt147.50–162.501,96014

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.