Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-01

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
93 vs last sale 500 16 vs year ago 423 · 3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
29 vs last sale 195 93 vs year ago 73 · +127.4%
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 and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,577221.413,49137
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,405216.003,0351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,448183.292,65581
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228178.052,186176
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,025154.351,58357

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$3,51038
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,3568
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$2,95440
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,5008
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$4,3351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,189$3,9758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$3,7503thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1-21,2404,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0853,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
BullsLight Weight1,161260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0193
Bulls1,756215.22/cwt200.00–230.003,77918
Bulls1,639242.74/cwt225.00–269.003,9797
Bulls1,725184.46/cwt182.50–187.503,1822
BullsLight Weight1,189210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4977
CowsLean 85-90%1,031125.51/cwt120.00–132.501,2949
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2063,756.95/head3,600.00–3,900.003,75725
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,009276.52/cwt275.00–277.502,7907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1653,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4653,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2363,034.54/head2,700.00–3,300.003,03513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,097275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,0173
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4063
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,909.55/head2,700.00–3,200.002,91036
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6757
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4704,335.00/head4,335.00–4,335.004,3351
CowsLean 85-90%1,036142.32/cwt135.00–147.501,4748
CowsLean 85-90%1,026158.62/cwt149.00–165.001,62731
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,405216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,0351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453179.10/cwt170.00–185.002,60245
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,090228.36/cwt225.00–230.002,48914
Bred CowsMedium 29252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439189.69/cwt180.00–205.002,73035
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209176.89/cwt165.00–182.502,13997
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248185.27/cwt182.00–200.002,31263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259156.70/cwt150.00–165.001,97316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,3081
CowsLean 85-90%1,008179.15/cwt171.00–190.001,8069

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.