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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 471▼ 357 vs year ago 862 · −41.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 296▼ 955 vs year ago 1,202 · −79.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1345 lbs. and sold for 197.00/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	1,742	219.58	3,825	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	178.82	2,612	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	177.63	2,161	201
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	155.70	1,591	120

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)	1,052	$3,688	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,492	66
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,490	46
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$3,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$4,440	5

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	—	—	1,586	195.70/cwt	188.00–204.00	3,104	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	218.07/cwt	208.00–228.00	3,799	35
Bulls	—	—	1,846	244.32/cwt	235.00–250.00	4,510	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	109.30/cwt	105.00–115.00	979	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	135.00/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,292	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	156.55/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,576	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	168.84/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,852	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	159.27/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,841	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	174.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,079	122
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	185.34/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,337	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	147.56/cwt	135.00–165.00	2,061	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	177.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,585	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	186.53/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,763	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	4,440.00/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,440	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	722	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,357	4
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	761	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,522	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	944	295.64/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,791	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,592	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	296.25/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,960	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,042	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,657	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,364.26/head	2,290.00–2,600.00	2,364	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	3,950.00/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,950	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	2,556.48/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,556	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	3,909.83/head	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,910	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	3,021.30/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,021	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	900	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4

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 May 6, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 471Year ago 862

Replacement CattleReceipts 247Last week 296Year ago 1,202

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,062	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	761	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	722	188.00	188.00

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	6	—	997	260.00	260.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	865	315.00	315.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	955	250.00	250.00

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	—	944	292.50–300.00	295.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	999	280.00–320.00	296.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,042	255.00	255.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,226	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,021.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,140	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,121	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,556.48

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)	35	—	1,225	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,909.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,080	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,075	2,290.00–2,600.00	2,364.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	900	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	188.00–204.00	195.70
35	—	1,742	208.00–228.00	218.07
6	—	1,846	235.00–250.00	244.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,261	180.00–197.00	185.34
7	—	1,156	159.00–160.00	159.27
122	—	1,194	165.00–180.00	174.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,481	180.00–192.00	186.53
6	—	1,397	135.00–165.00	147.56
44	—	1,455	170.00–180.00	177.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,007	145.00–162.50	156.55
33	—	1,097	164.00–175.00	168.84
17	—	957	120.00–144.00	135.00
3	—	896	105.00–115.00	109.30

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.