Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-10

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 10
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 792▼ 187 vs year ago 619 · −30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 189▲ 25 vs year ago 134 · +18.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,692222.313,76142
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,507177.012,66748
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210175.682,125154
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040149.381,554109

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$3,6004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$3,02732
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,60121
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$2,6005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$4,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$3,77516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$3,1005

Every lot

30 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395202.58/cwt195.00–210.002,8265
Bulls——1,614216.06/cwt206.00–230.003,48719
Bulls——1,856234.39/cwt222.50–253.004,35018
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%894115.24/cwt90.00–127.501,0308
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044139.03/cwt130.00–145.001,45124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051169.50/cwt162.50–175.001,7819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055154.38/cwt145.00–165.001,62968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178174.72/cwt165.00–180.002,05896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261184.43/cwt180.00–192.502,32644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266154.80/cwt147.50–162.501,96014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492172.50/cwt165.00–178.002,57431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533185.23/cwt180.00–195.002,84017
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-37853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29453,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0813,790.00/head3,700.00–3,850.003,7905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2104,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6007
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0812,727.39/head2,700.00–2,800.002,72715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1184,074.50/head4,000.00–4,150.004,0754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,602.12/head2,400.00–2,800.002,60214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3313,050.79/head2,900.00–3,200.003,05113
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1822314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,5818
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1987275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7146
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2995195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,94011
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,005215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1615
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141237.06/cwt225.00–280.002,70515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred Heifers—Medium 27752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

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.