Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-29

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 29
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
94 vs last sale 206 127 vs year ago 427 · 29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
15 vs last sale 69 11 vs year ago 95 · 11.6%
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 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1,270 lbs. and sold for 200.00/cwt.. The top selling slaughter bull, a Limousin weighing 2,140 bs. sold for 269.00/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
BullsAverage1,594223.333,56037
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221178.672,18267
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481178.602,64459
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,012157.831,59789

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)1,176$3,20623
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,6504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,64521
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$4,2013thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)919$3,7754thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,604216.84/cwt205.00–235.003,47821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2213,818.81/head3,600.00–4,200.003,8196
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,822.48/head2,600.00–2,950.002,82215
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,2344
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,6913
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0834,201.23/head4,000.00–4,300.004,2013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550189.29/cwt185.00–197.502,93418
BullsReturn to Feed910290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6392
Bulls1,946242.49/cwt230.00–269.004,7197
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216175.27/cwt165.00–182.502,13142
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457177.85/cwt167.50–182.502,59136
CowsLean 85-90%1,019163.81/cwt152.50–170.001,66952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0322
CowsLean 85-90%1,074140.94/cwt135.00–150.001,51411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402145.46/cwt140.00–152.502,0395
Bulls1,407204.57/cwt202.00–209.002,8787
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227186.49/cwt182.50–200.002,28823
CowsLean 85-90%1,015174.91/cwt172.50–185.001,77516
CowsLean 85-90%901117.96/cwt112.50–132.501,06310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2103,364.89/head3,300.00–3,500.003,36511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,311235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,0816
Stock CowsLarge 11,017260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0534,250.00/head4,100.00–4,400.004,2502

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.