Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-08

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 8
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
122 vs last sale 407 226 vs year ago 511 · 44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
147 head
19 vs last sale 166 39 vs year ago 108 · +36.1%
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 2.00 lower. Supply was light 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
BullsAverage1,622228.933,71345
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,536182.402,80141
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237181.072,24091
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074158.811,70672

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)1,026$3,94622
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$3,29031
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,2009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)962$2,1104thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)891$3,4007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$4,9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$4,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,008$3,6506

Every lot, as filed

33 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 29753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0904,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29254,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Bulls1,668216.33/cwt202.00–227.503,60831
Bulls1,814238.71/cwt227.50–255.004,3308
BullsReturn to Feed1,129281.00/cwt281.00–281.003,1726
CowsLean 85-90%1,126171.41/cwt170.00–180.001,93016
CowsLean 85-90%1,059145.20/cwt137.50–147.001,53815
CowsLean 85-90%823126.01/cwt125.00–127.501,0373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29622,110.00/head2,110.00–2,110.002,1104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2834,065.79/head3,850.00–4,300.004,0668
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1323,330.43/head3,300.00–3,650.003,33013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0483,927.84/head3,900.00–4,000.003,92811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,6623
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2863307.72/cwt305.00–312.502,6568
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2009
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,223217.82/cwt210.00–250.002,66420
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0204,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1008
Bred HeifersMedium 27803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Stock CowsMedium 1-2935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4312
Bred CowsMedium 1-29603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Stock CowsMedium 1-2881195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7186
Bred CowsMedium 29101,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9606
Stock CowsMedium 2751250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235186.88/cwt182.00–197.502,30856
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294155.28/cwt152.00–160.002,0095
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231174.53/cwt165.00–180.002,14830
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447175.07/cwt165.00–180.002,53313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,577185.81/cwt182.50–196.002,93028
CowsLean 85-90%1,078161.47/cwt150.00–170.001,74138

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.