Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 26
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 171▼ 579 vs year ago 806 · −71.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 117▼ 1,618 vs year ago 1,761 · −91.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 10.00-14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-12.00 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
Bulls—Average1,716195.463,35434
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,474155.812,29755
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262153.201,93365
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063137.281,45932

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)1,069$3,2448
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$3,02631
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,64623
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$3,70015
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$3,1005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$3,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)967$3,2004thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1-2—1,1453,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9673,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1153,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bulls——1,736192.79/cwt182.50–211.003,34716
Bulls——1,918213.86/cwt210.00–220.004,1028
Bulls——1,629175.03/cwt160.00–185.002,8518
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,097225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4682
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,605174.97/cwt170.00–180.002,8083
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,419143.62/cwt138.00–145.002,0385
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—8503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,70015
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2—757240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8172
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—8503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,301179.22/cwt175.00–185.002,3327
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,120204.55/cwt195.00–212.502,2917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0693,243.86/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2448
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3003,576.07/head3,450.00–3,700.003,5769
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,472155.88/cwt150.00–165.002,29547
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2392,677.15/head2,425.00–2,800.002,67719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2832,865.07/head2,485.00–3,200.002,86519
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,046255.68/cwt245.00–267.502,67410
CowsLean 85-90%—1,107145.40/cwt137.50–150.001,61019
CowsLean 85-90%—873114.14/cwt112.50–115.009963
CowsLean 85-90%—1,035128.79/cwt120.00–135.001,33310
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,268155.61/cwt150.00–165.001,97344
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,204176.86/cwt175.00–180.002,1294
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,260141.40/cwt130.00–145.001,78217

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.