Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-19

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
97 vs last sale 268 73 vs year ago 244 · 29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
39 vs last sale 156 43 vs year ago 74 · +58.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 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
BullsHigh1,833200.223,66933
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,530195.002,9841thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219169.192,06249
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514168.852,55617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029138.651,42742

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)1,140$3,30926
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,23114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$3,08922
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$2,9859
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,6885
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$5,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3,060$3,6673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)863$2,8676

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 2-37102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0604,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0855,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0704,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 24,0603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Bulls1,835217.50/cwt217.50–217.503,9911
Bulls1,935187.58/cwt160.00–194.003,63010
Bulls1,786205.18/cwt192.50–216.003,66522
CowsLean 85-90%1,043153.74/cwt147.50–165.001,60419
CowsLean 85-90%1,001137.55/cwt125.00–145.001,37713
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,530195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2183,160.26/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1609
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0923,112.67/head2,850.00–3,400.003,11320
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2991205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0325
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,125240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,7004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0604,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
CowsLean 85-90%1,040111.41/cwt95.00–120.001,15910
Bred CowsMedium 1-29852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,70012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0863,203.68/head3,000.00–3,400.003,20411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,688.12/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1862,984.54/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233180.87/cwt175.00–187.502,23013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214156.76/cwt150.00–160.001,90312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427170.74/cwt165.00–175.002,4367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214169.07/cwt165.00–175.002,05324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,616184.89/cwt182.50–189.002,9884
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,547155.95/cwt145.00–162.502,4136

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.