Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-09-16

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 16
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 161▼ 89 vs year ago 354 · −25.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 67▲ 23 vs year ago 123 · +18.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 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
Bulls—Low1,662186.963,10624
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472147.342,16847
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241142.091,76376
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,009121.731,22982

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)1,230$2,63826
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$2,52121
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,428$2,5004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,38015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)967$2,3698
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,430$2,3003thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)975$3,2002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)846$2,9297
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,060$3,1301thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,420$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$3,8005

Every lot, as filed

40 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—1,5804,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Bulls——1,717166.38/cwt157.50–170.002,8573
Bulls——1,605184.92/cwt175.00–195.002,96814
Bulls——1,751199.85/cwt195.00–208.003,4997
CowsLean 85-90%—1,070133.85/cwt130.00–140.001,43217
CowsLean 85-90%—1,064145.97/cwt145.00–150.001,55311
CowsLean 85-90%—1,016118.77/cwt105.00–126.001,20742
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 2—7102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,028165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,55018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3522,860.12/head2,700.00–3,360.002,8605
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—9753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1922,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,252180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4282,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—8502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2603,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Stock CowsMedium 2—926255.53/cwt205.00–270.002,36612
Bred CowsMedium 2—9202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,365185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,311175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2944
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,559161.89/cwt160.00–165.002,5245
Bred CowsLarge 2—1,2502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
BullsMedium 1-2—1,0603,130.00/head3,130.00–3,130.003,1301
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,0432,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1009
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—1,025195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9992
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—972255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4795
CowsLean 85-90%—85092.68/cwt80.00–107.5078812
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,228144.46/cwt139.00–155.001,77459
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,308165.26/cwt160.00–168.002,1623
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,281127.16/cwt110.00–137.501,62914
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,484133.23/cwt130.00–137.501,97710
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,454149.48/cwt140.00–156.002,17332

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.