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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
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Published: 2026-10-14

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 14

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 508▼ 180 vs year ago 553 · −32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 342▲ 145 vs year ago 178 · +81.5%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Oct 26, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Several replacement cattle were in the offering today. The top selling bred cow sold for 4,000.00/head. High quality replacement bulls sold for 4,500.00/head.

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	1,439	179.68	2,585	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	129.92	1,909	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	127.16	1,578	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	107.34	1,064	111

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)	1,101	$3,261	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$3,117	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,950	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,350	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,309	102
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$2,756	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,583	$3,998	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,257	$3,645	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$3,857	7

Every lot, as filed

48 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,069	171.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,833	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,165	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	178.70/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,743	24
Bulls	—	—	1,700	197.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,350	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	83.93/cwt	55.00–92.50	774	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	133.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,332	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	107.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,105	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	121.94/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,288	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,727	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	130.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,615	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	115.70/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,449	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	117.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,690	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	131.90/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,922	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,262	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,210	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,253	3,290.82/head	2,860.00–3,570.00	3,291	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,588	3,883.86/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,884	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,700	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,573	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,749	6
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,913	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,069	1,628.93/head	1,500.00–1,765.00	1,629	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,110	2,430.93/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,431	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	3,473.79/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,474	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	3,064.61/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,065	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	3,390.36/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,390	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,357.87/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,358	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,420	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	898	188.17/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,690	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	937	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,015	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	238.95/cwt	195.00–260.00	2,416	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	211.66/cwt	180.00–230.00	2,163	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,390	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	163.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,752	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,233	179.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,218	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	840	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,010	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Oct 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 508Year ago 553

Replacement CattleReceipts 323Last week 342Year ago 178

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,588	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,883.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,260	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,700	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	2,950.00	2,950.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,253	2,860.00–3,570.00	3,290.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,165	250.00	250.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,078	255.00	255.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	946	272.00	272.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,231	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,357.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,220	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,460	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,473.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,228	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,390.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,188	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,064.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,069	1,500.00–1,765.00	1,628.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,110	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,430.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	985	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,011	195.00–260.00	238.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,022	180.00–230.00	211.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,062	225.00	225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,071	160.00–170.00	163.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,233	175.00–190.00	179.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	937	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	898	180.00–195.00	188.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,360	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	840	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,578	140.00–147.00	143.35
48	—	1,457	125.00–140.00	131.90
18	—	1,442	110.00–125.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,056	118.00–130.00	121.94
23	—	1,023	100.00–115.00	107.98
19	—	997	130.00–135.00	133.58
40	—	922	55.00–92.50	83.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,239	125.00–140.00	130.31
13	—	1,219	140.00–145.00	141.69
33	—	1,252	105.00–120.00	115.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	210.00	210.00
6	—	1,069	170.00–175.00	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	194.00–200.00	197.05
1	—	1,375	157.00	157.00
24	—	1,535	170.00–190.00	178.70

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.