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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 8

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

549 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 379▲ 168 vs year ago 381 · +44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,210 head

▲ 1,009 vs last sale 201▲ 991 vs year ago 219 · +452.5%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 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 sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. The top slaughter bull sold for $267/cwt. This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement cattle special this evening. The replacement special portion of the sale brought in some high quality bred cows and heifers, and some groups of impressive young pairs. Supply was moderate and demand was very good for all portions of the offering.

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	1,717	220.36	3,784	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	177.34	2,185	175
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	175.54	2,686	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	152.68	1,577	122

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,367	$3,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$3,471	159
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$3,318	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,156	46
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,913	97
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$2,906	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,738	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,111	$4,796	45
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,071	$4,184	68
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,050	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$3,263	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	869	$3,055	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,900	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,745	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,303	$4,619	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,638	$4,565	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$4,502	89
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,428	$3,927	45
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	899	$3,056	222

Every lot

62 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	—	—	1,576	199.38/cwt	187.50–205.00	3,142	11
Bulls	—	—	1,684	216.83/cwt	206.00–227.50	3,651	32
Bulls	—	—	1,880	241.85/cwt	230.00–267.00	4,547	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	109.58/cwt	95.00–120.00	994	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	133.59/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,232	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	172.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,853	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	157.40/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,686	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	160.51/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,769	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	186.93/cwt	182.50–195.00	2,251	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	177.57/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,243	120
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	159.44/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,414	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	175.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,685	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	187.86/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,929	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	3,898.95/head	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,040.00/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	4,040	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,775	5,090.38/head	4,750.00–5,500.00	5,090	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	3,300.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	4,166.67/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	4,408.00/head	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,408	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	3,854.55/head	3,600.00–4,500.00	3,855	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	2,840.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,413	5,021.25/head	4,600.00–5,300.00	5,021	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,418	3,457.14/head	3,100.00–4,500.00	3,457	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	4,200.00/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,518	4,509.09/head	4,450.00–4,600.00	4,509	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,558	4,383.33/head	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,383	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,650	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	2,367.65/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,368	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	3,054.68/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,055	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,996.49/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,996	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	968	2,694.15/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,694	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	3,608.31/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,608	16
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,262.79/head	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,263	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	4,462.97/head	4,000.00–4,650.00	4,463	49
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	4,796.00/head	4,650.00–4,900.00	4,796	45
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	899	3,055.70/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,056	222
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	308.70/cwt	285.00–360.00	2,843	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	256.86/cwt	205.00–310.00	2,689	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	209.25/cwt	187.50–250.00	2,247	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	2,422.22/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	993	2,174.10/head	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,174	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,042	2,286.06/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,286	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	3,924.38/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,924	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	2,905.65/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,906	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	3,073.57/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,074	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	3,019.93/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,020	73
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	3,582.76/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,583	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,495.99/head	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,496	103
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,114.58/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,115	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,214	2,634.10/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,634	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,738.10/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,738	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	3,951.49/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	3,951	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	4,504.38/head	4,100.00–4,850.00	4,504	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 549Last week 379Year ago 381

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,210Last week 201Year ago 219

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,272	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,898.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,500	3,900.00–4,100.00	4,040.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,350	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,775	4,750.00–5,500.00	5,090.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,418	3,100.00–4,500.00	3,457.14

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	25	—	1,325	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,408.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,223	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,558	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,343	3,600.00–4,500.00	3,854.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,518	4,450.00–4,600.00	4,509.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,650	4,900.00	4,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,413	4,600.00–5,300.00	5,021.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	869	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,054.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,061	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,608.31
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,262.79
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	950	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,996.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	968	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,694.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	1,080	4,000.00–4,650.00	4,462.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,075	4,050.00	4,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,111	4,650.00–4,900.00	4,796.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	921	285.00–360.00	308.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,047	205.00–310.00	256.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,074	187.50–250.00	209.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	222	—	899	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,055.70

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,276	4,100.00–4,850.00	4,504.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,160	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,582.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	1,056	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,924.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	3,900.00–4,100.00	3,951.49

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)	13	—	1,050	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	103	—	1,185	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,495.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,157	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,019.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,200	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,114.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,143	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,073.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,116	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,905.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,260	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,738.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	993	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,174.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,042	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,286.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,214	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,634.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,071	170.00–185.00	172.99
76	—	1,071	145.00–165.00	157.40
28	—	922	125.00–145.00	133.59
3	—	907	95.00–120.00	109.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,528	170.00–185.00	175.73
6	—	1,514	155.00–167.50	159.44
7	—	1,559	185.00–190.00	187.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,102	150.00–165.00	160.51
34	—	1,204	182.50–195.00	186.93
120	—	1,263	165.00–185.00	177.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,576	187.50–205.00	199.38
16	—	1,880	230.00–267.00	241.85
32	—	1,684	206.00–227.50	216.83

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.