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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 15

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

648 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 549▼ 17 vs year ago 665 · −2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 983 vs last sale 1,210▼ 94 vs year ago 321 · −29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow sold for 200.00/cwt.. The top slaughter bull sold for 264.00/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	1,732	220.64	3,822	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	176.42	2,560	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	175.63	2,136	202
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	152.32	1,548	199

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,850	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$3,575	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,177	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$2,606	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$4,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$4,200	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$4,067	6

Every lot

37 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	—	—	1,605	195.14/cwt	177.00–207.50	3,132	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	217.17/cwt	204.00–229.00	3,644	37
Bulls	—	—	2,011	246.26/cwt	232.50–264.00	4,952	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	113.79/cwt	90.00–125.00	959	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	154.78/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,549	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	135.24/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,354	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	172.54/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,865	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	183.81/cwt	179.00–197.50	2,231	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	172.47/cwt	162.50–179.00	2,097	111
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	155.71/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,909	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	186.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,649	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	159.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,271	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	172.63/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,558	35
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	4,066.67/head	3,500.00–4,350.00	4,067	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,018	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,038	2,609.60/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,610	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	2,872.49/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,872	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	4,125.38/head	4,075.00–4,200.00	4,125	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,014.75/head	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,015	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	3,650.67/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,651	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,425	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	899	322.49/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,899	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	998	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,896	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,189	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,032	204.23/cwt	187.50–215.00	2,108	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	204.79/cwt	192.50–215.00	2,253	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	285.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	3,174	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	256.36/cwt	242.50–287.50	2,933	26

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 15, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 648Last week 549Year ago 665

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 1,210Year ago 321

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,080	4,600.00	4,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,133	3,500.00–4,350.00	4,066.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	4,600.00	4,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,240	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,362	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,650.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,171	4,075.00–4,200.00	4,125.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,240	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	14	—	1,169	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,872.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,295	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,014.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,015	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	6	—	1,018	1,985.00	1,985.00

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)	16	—	1,038	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,609.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	899	305.00–330.00	322.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,111	280.00–290.00	285.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,100	192.50–215.00	204.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	703	345.00	345.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,144	242.50–287.50	256.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,032	187.50–215.00	204.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	212.50	212.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	998	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	870	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	177.00–207.50	195.14
37	—	1,678	204.00–229.00	217.17
9	—	2,011	232.50–264.00	246.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,226	147.50–160.00	155.71
77	—	1,214	179.00–197.50	183.81
111	—	1,216	162.50–179.00	172.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,424	180.00–200.00	186.01
35	—	1,482	167.50–182.50	172.63
10	—	1,428	155.00–165.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	843	90.00–125.00	113.79
64	—	1,081	167.00–180.00	172.54
66	—	1,001	145.00–165.00	154.78
56	—	1,001	120.00–145.00	135.24

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.