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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 21

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 649▲ 76 vs year ago 304 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 601 vs last sale 680▼ 92 vs year ago 171 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. The top slaughter cow sold for 180.00/cwt. with the high slaughter bull selling for 222.50/cwt.

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	1,669	191.71	3,199	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	156.46	2,319	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	153.22	1,861	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	129.98	1,305	89

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)	1,180	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,129	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,569	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,860	5

Every lot

25 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	166.49/cwt	160.00–172.50	2,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	182.61/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,977	13
Bulls	—	—	1,829	203.29/cwt	190.00–222.50	3,718	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	92.63/cwt	85.00–105.00	787	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	119.11/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,167	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	131.64/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,348	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	147.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,522	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	136.06/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,603	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	166.19/cwt	162.50–180.00	2,016	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	150.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,845	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	155.12/cwt	145.00–162.50	2,285	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	167.84/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,499	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	139.10/cwt	132.50–145.00	2,105	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,860.00/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,860	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	2,767.63/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,768	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,773.67/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,774	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	3,410.03/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,410	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,663	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	197.93/cwt	175.00–220.00	2,195	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 380Last week 649Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 680Year ago 171

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,050	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	920	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,289	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,767.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,303	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,773.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,313	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,410.03

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	16	—	1,109	175.00–220.00	197.93

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	3	—	820	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,087	245.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	160.00–172.50	166.49
14	—	1,829	190.00–222.50	203.29
13	—	1,630	175.00–190.00	182.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	980	110.00–122.50	119.11
8	—	850	85.00–105.00	92.63
21	—	1,034	140.00–155.00	147.21
47	—	1,024	125.00–140.00	131.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,178	125.00–140.00	136.06
30	—	1,213	162.50–180.00	166.19
59	—	1,224	140.00–160.00	150.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,513	132.50–145.00	139.10
45	—	1,473	145.00–162.50	155.12
19	—	1,489	162.00–180.00	167.84

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.