Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 5
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
549 head
249 vs last sale 300 141 vs year ago 408 · +34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
251 head
167 vs last sale 84 139 vs year ago 112 · +124.1%
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 sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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
BullsLow1,730211.813,66550
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,502174.082,61487
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231173.852,139162
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033160.261,655169

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)1,240$3,67234
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$3,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$3,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,272$2,73193
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,24537
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$4,7005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$4,0004thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 28104,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
Bulls1,670193.35/cwt187.50–197.503,22910
Bulls1,763214.25/cwt201.00–229.003,77732
Bulls1,882234.23/cwt227.00–240.004,4085
Bulls1,331210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,7953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223152.00/cwt140.00–162.501,85912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491146.42/cwt140.00–160.002,18311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,066280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2464,351.57/head4,200.00–4,650.004,35210
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1916296.66/cwt289.00–310.002,7175
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1983296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,9103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4433,263.28/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2639
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2373,388.68/head2,800.00–3,800.003,38924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,066270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,30010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1642,360.08/head2,300.00–2,400.002,36024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1092,338.73/head1,860.00–2,500.002,33917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3302,832.40/head2,375.00–3,000.002,83254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,227207.81/cwt200.00–210.002,55010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494177.19/cwt167.50–183.002,64771
CowsLean 85-90%1,031143.33/cwt127.50–150.001,47821
Stock CowsMedium 2925235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1743
Bred CowsMedium 29202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Bred CowsMedium 21,0682,030.00/head2,030.00–2,030.002,03010
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,178220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5925
CowsLean 85-90%906123.80/cwt115.00–127.501,12210
CowsLean 85-90%1,043162.49/cwt152.00–170.001,695113
CowsLean 85-90%1,037178.98/cwt174.00–185.001,85625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236173.36/cwt165.00–182.002,143124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208186.27/cwt182.50–192.502,25026
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,637190.77/cwt185.00–195.003,1235

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.