Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with good 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	—	Low	1,826	185.86	3,394	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	137.26	2,049	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	134.67	1,675	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	116.94	1,254	127

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)	1,240	$3,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,716	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,101	$1,944	42
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,151	$3,160	5

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	169.01/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,785	5
Bulls	—	—	1,834	183.45/cwt	172.00–192.50	3,364	26
Bulls	—	—	1,912	204.23/cwt	195.00–215.00	3,905	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	91.83/cwt	80.00–100.00	999	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	125.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,414	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	141.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	208.99/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,192	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,163.59/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,164	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Open Heifers	Small 4	—	754	185.26/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,397	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	976	265.67/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,593	15
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,540	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	2,770.98/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,286.30/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,286	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,112	11
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	238.91/cwt	232.50–260.00	2,458	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,157.94/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,158	18
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	254.74/cwt	247.50–265.00	2,606	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,893	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	148.34/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,419	9
Open Heifers	Large 1-2	—	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	3
Open Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	910	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,480	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	9
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	929	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	819	1,491.58/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,492	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	112.13/cwt	102.50–119.50	1,161	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	122.99/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,562	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	138.33/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,701	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	153.01/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,868	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	123.22/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,765	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	140.75/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,100	52

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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