Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

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	—	Average	1,654	184.77	3,057	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	139.04	2,056	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	137.05	1,699	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	110.28	1,109	162

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,391	$3,447	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,249	$3,131	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,167	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,082	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$3,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$3,380	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$4,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$4,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	1,624	183.95/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,987	17
Bulls	—	—	1,944	205.58/cwt	195.00–221.00	3,996	7
Bulls	—	—	1,403	162.80/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,284	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	128.95/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,359	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	152.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,404	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	142.98/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,113	55
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	3,447.02/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,447	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	198.93/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,353	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	860	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	266.26/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,458	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,476.26/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,476	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	2,081.90/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,082	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	140.26/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,717	60
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,535	3,380.00/head	3,380.00–3,380.00	3,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,021	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,532	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	204.19/cwt	185.00–235.00	2,189	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,349.42/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,349	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	128.36/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,865	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,448	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	114.80/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,210	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	157.74/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,850	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	88.08/cwt	72.50–104.00	805	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	125.29/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,612	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	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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