Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-12

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
268 head
281 vs last sale 549 10 vs year ago 258 · +3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
156 head
95 vs last sale 251 71 vs year ago 85 · +83.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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
BullsAverage1,693223.573,78526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,451175.212,54346
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229173.142,12772
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042147.621,53846

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)1,122$3,44942
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,184$2,81231
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$2,31414
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,9005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$4,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$3,9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$3,1003thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,0853,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bulls1,742213.21/cwt205.00–222.003,71415
Bulls1,890231.13/cwt225.00–235.004,3685
Bulls1,737186.37/cwt185.00–190.003,2373
BullsReturn to Feed1,075300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,2253
CowsLean 85-90%934115.74/cwt115.00–121.001,0817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466175.48/cwt168.00–182.002,57331
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0153,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0504,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1333,232.94/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2339
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3273,046.93/head2,900.00–3,100.003,04716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3403,553.73/head3,300.00–3,800.003,5544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1424,163.26/head3,700.00–4,600.004,16320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400185.91/cwt184.00–192.002,6039
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453157.78/cwt152.50–165.002,2936
Stock CowsLarge 11,036275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8494
Stock CowsMedium 2956265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5336
Bred CowsMedium 29202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,082205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2182
CowsLean 85-90%1,003136.91/cwt130.00–147.501,37315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211186.59/cwt180.00–195.002,26012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273146.75/cwt145.00–150.001,8683
CowsLean 85-90%1,116159.58/cwt150.00–168.001,78119
CowsLean 85-90%1,027178.96/cwt177.50–180.001,8385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230171.70/cwt165.00–180.002,11257
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0604,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001

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.