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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
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Published: 2026-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

471 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 599▲ 33 vs year ago 438 · +7.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 218▲ 118 vs year ago 178 · +66.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with 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	—	High	1,816	220.09	3,997	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	178.77	2,600	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	175.46	2,114	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	152.38	1,508	125

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)	1,078	$3,795	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$3,269	62
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$2,682	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$2,577	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$4,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,700	3thin

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,703	196.63/cwt	180.00–207.50	3,349	8
Bulls	—	—	1,808	218.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,955	20
Bulls	—	—	1,949	246.93/cwt	230.00–271.00	4,813	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	109.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	942	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	131.27/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,208	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	151.63/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,528	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	169.07/cwt	162.50–180.00	1,721	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	169.38/cwt	160.00–177.50	2,011	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	157.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,888	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	181.87/cwt	177.50–190.00	2,213	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	175.12/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,508	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	156.68/cwt	150.00–162.50	2,280	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	184.96/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,743	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,742.90/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,743	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	3,880.38/head	3,650.00–4,150.00	3,880	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	3,916.72/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,917	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,045.88/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,046	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,222	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	2,577.47/head	2,300.00–2,820.00	2,577	33
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	862	302.54/cwt	280.00–340.00	2,608	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	911	273.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,492	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	984	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,922	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	280.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,769	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	997	213.19/cwt	197.50–230.00	2,126	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,096	205.82/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,256	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	3,094	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	202.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,590	27

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 29, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 471Last week 599Year ago 438

Replacement CattleReceipts 296Last week 218Year ago 178

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	4,000.00	4,000.00

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	3	—	1,040	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,133	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,045.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,224	2,300.00–2,820.00	2,577.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,073	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,742.90

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)	26	—	1,106	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,916.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,080	3,650.00–4,150.00	3,880.38

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,222	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	6	—	1,040	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	27	—	1,280	190.00–210.00	202.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,250	247.50	247.50

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	17	—	986	280.00–282.50	280.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	984	297.00	297.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	862	280.00–340.00	302.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,096	180.00–225.00	205.82

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	10	—	997	197.50–230.00	213.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	911	270.00–280.00	273.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,949	230.00–271.00	246.93
8	—	1,703	180.00–207.50	196.63
20	—	1,808	210.00–230.00	218.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,187	160.00–177.50	169.38
101	—	1,217	177.50–190.00	181.87
15	—	1,196	152.00–160.00	157.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,432	168.00–180.00	175.12
29	—	1,483	180.00–191.00	184.96
2	—	1,455	150.00–162.50	156.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,018	162.50–180.00	169.07
54	—	1,008	145.00–162.50	151.63
24	—	920	120.00–142.50	131.27
4	—	859	105.00–115.00	109.64

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.