Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-15

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 15
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
308 head
23 vs last sale 285 469 vs year ago 777 · 60.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
252 head
105 vs last sale 147 178 vs year ago 74 · +240.5%
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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 moderate with good demand. Today's offering included several lots of bred cows which sold up to 4500.00 per head.

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
BullsHigh1,659220.633,66132
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,455212.503,0921thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497177.082,65163
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226176.092,15881
CowsLean 85-90%High1,007153.291,54497

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)1,040$4,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$3,52978
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$2,98784
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,120$4,0004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$5,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$4,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$4,4586
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$3,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 11,0155,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2404,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4504,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1454,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1804,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Bulls1,781236.50/cwt225.00–255.004,21211
Bulls1,607214.68/cwt205.00–225.003,45019
Bulls1,485189.94/cwt186.00–195.002,8212
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,455212.50/cwt212.50–212.503,0921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,606186.75/cwt182.50–200.002,99912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,9331
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28203,166.67/head3,100.00–3,300.003,1679
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2931285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6534
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2915215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9679
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0522,469.59/head2,300.00–2,600.002,47021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1583,015.86/head2,700.00–3,600.003,01626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1373,915.77/head3,600.00–4,500.003,91643
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1927255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,989.64/head2,700.00–3,400.002,99049
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0404,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0883,753.12/head3,200.00–4,000.003,75314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2971230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2335
CowsLean 85-90%1,002171.43/cwt170.00–175.001,71820
CowsLean 85-90%1,076160.48/cwt150.00–168.001,72739
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Stock CowsMedium 2728320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3304
Stock CowsMedium 2695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1554
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,192212.04/cwt200.00–225.002,52812
CowsLean 85-90%935142.59/cwt137.50–145.001,33321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465175.05/cwt167.50–182.502,56450
CowsLean 85-90%945128.67/cwt105.00–135.001,21617
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240174.75/cwt165.00–180.002,16755
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270157.60/cwt147.50–162.502,0025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178184.00/cwt180.00–190.002,16821

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.