Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,768	186.13	3,291	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	145.39	2,189	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	141.99	1,747	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	123.76	1,262	25

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,884	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,260	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,100	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	927	$2,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$2,440	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,694.36/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,694	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,498	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	209.97/cwt	187.50–255.00	2,114	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	204.66/cwt	194.00–215.00	4,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	144.44/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,741	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,395	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	148.58/cwt	139.00–156.00	2,172	19
Bulls	—	—	1,757	184.10/cwt	176.00–192.00	3,235	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	132.33/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,082	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	130.92/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,664	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	116.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,235	9
Bulls	—	—	1,543	170.22/cwt	162.50–177.00	2,626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	167.47/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,991	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	169.39/cwt	159.00–177.50	2,563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	96.44/cwt	85.00–107.50	885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	740	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	705	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	2,440.00/head	2,440.00–2,440.00	2,440	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2

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.

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