Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,559	211.03	3,289	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	176.20	2,144	135
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	174.64	2,602	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	150.98	1,515	88

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$4,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$3,237	43
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$2,900	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$2,561	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$4,556	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$4,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	215.90/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,634	22
Bulls	—	—	1,902	239.86/cwt	227.50–259.00	4,562	14
Bulls	—	—	1,363	195.02/cwt	186.00–210.00	2,658	16
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,158	187.90/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,176	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	99.68/cwt	85.00–115.00	810	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	173.85/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,576	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,637	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,239.98/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,240	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	258.46/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,533	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,363.46/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,363	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	272.77/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,730	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	181.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,744	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	157.42/cwt	145.00–162.50	2,317	10
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,008	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,268	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,006	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	986	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	135.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,270	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	184.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,221	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	157.44/cwt	146.00–162.50	1,935	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	153.38/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,584	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	166.53/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,712	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	172.36/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,111	80

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.

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