Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-02-11

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 11
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
534 head
▲ 281 vs last sale 253▲ 274 vs year ago 260 · +105.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 182▲ 112 vs year ago 96 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,837194.813,57962
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,517165.512,511106
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215159.631,940152
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,005138.761,395131

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$3,37123
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$3,31141
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$2,8629
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,80926
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,568$3,9602thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$4,5003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$3,8899
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,101$3,30015
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$4,7001thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,637175.04/cwt172.50–177.002,8653
Bulls——1,806190.25/cwt180.00–200.003,43639
Bulls——1,928206.67/cwt200.00–216.003,98520
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93891.51/cwt80.00–100.008587
Cows—Lean 85-90%975123.43/cwt117.00–126.001,20314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009137.72/cwt129.00–147.501,39072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021155.08/cwt149.00–165.001,58338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210156.54/cwt147.00–165.001,89482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215169.44/cwt165.00–180.002,05954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243142.34/cwt132.50–146.001,76916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408143.03/cwt133.00–147.502,0145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508170.02/cwt165.00–178.002,56467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551159.94/cwt150.00–167.002,48134
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 21,5653,520.00/head3,520.00–3,520.003,5201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5704,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0204,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0224,500.00/head4,450.00–4,600.004,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0404,500.00/head4,300.00–4,600.004,5005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0573,500.00/head3,400.00–4,100.003,5007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,800.00/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3704,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29604,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2864265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2907
Stock Cows—Medium 2870235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0452
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2927280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5966
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,051238.75/cwt220.00–250.002,50914
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2263
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,121190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1308
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,250190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3755
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred Cows—Medium 29602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0403,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0743,333.53/head3,000.00–3,600.003,33416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0772,861.97/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8629
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0853,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,205.85/head2,800.00–3,300.003,20624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2643,458.57/head3,400.00–3,600.003,45917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,911.30/head2,500.00–3,290.002,91120

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.