Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 24
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
500 head
56 vs last sale 444 190 vs year ago 310 · +61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
54 vs last sale 141 116 vs year ago 79 · +146.8%
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 sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow sold for 210.00/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
BullsAverage1,637220.753,61450
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,720208.703,5902thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492180.402,69195
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231177.082,180156
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033155.551,606118

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)1,043$3,7508
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$3,10243
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$2,59943
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,5505
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$4,4702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,053$4,6405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$3,97510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$3,6001thin

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 29404,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0534,640.00/head4,600.00–4,800.004,6405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bulls1,668214.38/cwt203.00–225.003,57634
Bulls1,712234.25/cwt225.00–252.504,01011
Bulls1,420202.21/cwt200.00–205.002,8713
BullsReturn to Feed1,030282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,9102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474177.58/cwt165.00–183.002,61858
CowsLean 85-90%991142.82/cwt135.00–146.001,41518
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1939285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,67612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2983,029.06/head2,800.00–3,350.003,02929
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4954,185.00/head4,185.00–4,185.004,1851
BullsMedium and Large 11,5854,755.00/head4,755.00–4,755.004,7551
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163240.49/cwt230.00–247.502,79714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0352,341.90/head2,200.00–2,500.002,34217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3403,770.43/head3,500.00–4,150.003,7706
Stock CowsMedium 2875206.81/cwt205.00–210.001,8107
Bred CowsMedium 1-29803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0433,750.12/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1192,817.99/head2,600.00–2,900.002,81820
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2825290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3934
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494156.15/cwt145.00–162.502,3336
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,720208.70/cwt207.00–210.003,5902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218187.35/cwt181.00–197.502,28246
Stock CowsMedium 1-2967215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0797
Bred CowsMedium 1-29852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred CowsMedium 21,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239162.61/cwt160.00–165.002,01516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236174.52/cwt165.00–182.502,15794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524190.37/cwt183.00–201.002,90131
CowsLean 85-90%908114.38/cwt90.00–130.001,0399
CowsLean 85-90%1,028155.40/cwt147.00–162.501,59844
CowsLean 85-90%1,077168.46/cwt165.00–183.001,81447

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.