Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-09-02

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 2
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 227▼ 249 vs year ago 544 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 143▼ 60 vs year ago 164 · −36.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-10.00 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
Bulls—Average1,540186.412,87021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,481143.682,12867
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,272142.751,81585
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018118.091,20280

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$2,46525
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,36017
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)910$3,7006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$3,5503thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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—1,1103,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0653,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5503
Bulls——1,635184.11/cwt175.00–191.003,01012
Bulls——1,674203.55/cwt195.00–220.003,4074
Bulls——1,410161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,2701
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,151182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,1014
CowsLean 85-90%—1,052119.90/cwt110.00–127.501,26117
CowsLean 85-90%—89894.89/cwt75.00–106.0085230
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,233210.89/cwt190.00–220.002,60018
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—9103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,020290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9583
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—934270.64/cwt245.00–290.002,5286
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3962,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,75010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2572,220.39/head2,100.00–2,400.002,22011
CowsLean 85-90%—1,101137.06/cwt131.00–142.501,50930
CowsLean 85-90%—1,198150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7973
Stock CowsMedium 2—932222.61/cwt195.00–260.002,0759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1362,337.68/head2,100.00–2,400.002,33810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0252,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1505
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,293135.07/cwt122.50–140.001,74625
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,261145.33/cwt142.00–155.001,83358
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,315163.77/cwt162.50–165.002,1542
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,439134.65/cwt117.50–142.501,93828
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,523148.93/cwt142.50–157.002,26836
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,375165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2693

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.