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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 28

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 380▼ 400 vs year ago 613 · −65.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 79▼ 117 vs year ago 227 · −51.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was light with very 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	—	Average	1,887	193.16	3,644	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,605	190.00	3,050	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	160.99	1,978	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	157.26	2,346	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	131.80	1,270	39

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)	1,033	$3,023	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,860	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$2,198	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$1,886	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,900	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$3,400	3thin

Every lot

28 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	173.86/cwt	172.50–175.00	3,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,887	196.53/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,709	29
Bulls	—	—	1,940	181.34/cwt	172.00–194.00	3,518	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	121.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,132	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	148.90/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,446	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	131.32/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,280	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	154.43/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,787	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	166.07/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,132	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	165.92/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,437	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,276	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,209	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	840	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	710	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	848	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,654	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,160	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,914	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,720	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	733	2,307.27/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,307	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,037	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,885.83/head	1,775.00–1,920.00	1,886	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	2,718.37/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,718	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	2,859.95/head	2,550.00–3,300.00	2,860	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,243.65/head	1,935.00–2,510.00	2,244	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	815	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	7

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 28, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 380Year ago 613

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 79Year ago 227

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was light with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	3	—	848	313.00	313.00

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	1	—	1,395	195.00	195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	295.00	295.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,160	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,718.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,235	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,218	1,935.00–2,510.00	2,243.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,070	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,171	2,550.00–3,300.00	2,859.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,109	1,775.00–1,920.00	1,885.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,037	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	733	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,307.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	815	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,940	172.00–194.00	181.34
29	—	1,887	193.00–205.00	196.53
2	—	1,750	172.50–175.00	173.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,507	145.00–155.00	151.06
11	—	1,469	163.00–167.50	165.92
1	—	1,550	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	140.00–152.50	148.90
11	—	932	115.00–123.00	121.50
1	—	1,040	100.00	100.00
18	—	975	125.00–137.50	131.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,157	140.00–161.00	154.43
31	—	1,284	164.00–172.50	166.07

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.