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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

792 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 583▲ 36 vs year ago 756 · +4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 238▲ 87 vs year ago 102 · +85.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with the exception of lean cows which sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Several dispersals were included in the auction today. Bred cows sold up to 4,250.00 per head.

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	—	Average	1,583	218.45	3,458	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	176.09	2,580	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	174.64	2,126	305
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	153.43	1,588	210

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)	1,040	$4,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$3,164	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$2,335	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$2,221	21
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$3,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,000	4thin

Every lot

34 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	978	236.66/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,315	5
Bulls	—	—	1,431	201.91/cwt	195.00–210.00	2,889	24
Bulls	—	—	1,713	220.18/cwt	211.00–228.00	3,772	22
Bulls	—	—	1,901	240.77/cwt	225.00–266.00	4,577	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	115.53/cwt	95.00–127.50	970	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	139.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,334	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	167.67/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,742	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	152.84/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,614	134
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	159.37/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,868	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	172.83/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,102	250
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	184.73/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,267	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	163.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,343	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	174.34/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,547	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	183.51/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,721	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	927	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,086	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	962	210.78/cwt	175.00–240.00	2,028	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	277.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,698	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,818	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,029	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,955	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,653	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,531	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	820	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,017	2,015.95/head	1,770.00–2,120.00	2,016	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	2,962.18/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,962	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,590.07/head	2,580.00–2,600.00	2,590	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	3,820.69/head	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,821	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	2,704.73/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,705	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	785	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 792Last week 583Year ago 756

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 238Year ago 102

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	2	—	1,115	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	8	—	1,177	215.00	215.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	971	265.00–285.00	277.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,061	250.00	250.00

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	19	—	962	175.00–240.00	210.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,029	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	927	225.00	225.00

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	4	—	1,010	180.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,017	1,770.00–2,120.00	2,015.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	985	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	12	—	1,166	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,820.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,321	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,704.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,117	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,962.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,128	2,580.00–2,600.00	2,590.07

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)	7	—	820	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	4	—	940	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	785	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,713	211.00–228.00	220.18
12	—	1,901	225.00–266.00	240.77
24	—	1,431	195.00–210.00	201.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	220.00–250.00	236.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	959	130.00–142.50	139.12
5	—	840	95.00–127.50	115.53
134	—	1,056	145.00–162.50	152.84
45	—	1,039	162.50–175.00	167.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,172	157.50–160.00	159.37
250	—	1,216	165.00–181.00	172.83
51	—	1,227	180.00–194.00	184.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,437	160.00–165.00	163.08
72	—	1,461	167.50–179.00	174.34
31	—	1,483	177.00–190.00	183.51

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.