Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 24
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
500 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 444▲ 190 vs year ago 310 · +61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 141▲ 116 vs year ago 79 · +146.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow sold for 210.00/cwt.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,637220.753,61450
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,720208.703,5902thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492180.402,69195
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231177.082,180156
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033155.551,606118

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$3,7508
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$3,10243
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$2,59943
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,5505
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$4,4702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,053$4,6405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$3,97510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$3,6001thin

Every lot

36 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,030282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,9102
Bulls——1,420202.21/cwt200.00–205.002,8713
Bulls——1,668214.38/cwt203.00–225.003,57634
Bulls——1,712234.25/cwt225.00–252.504,01011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908114.38/cwt90.00–130.001,0399
Cows—Lean 85-90%991142.82/cwt135.00–146.001,41518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028155.40/cwt147.00–162.501,59844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077168.46/cwt165.00–183.001,81447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218187.35/cwt181.00–197.502,28246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236174.52/cwt165.00–182.502,15794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239162.61/cwt160.00–165.002,01516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474177.58/cwt165.00–183.002,61858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494156.15/cwt145.00–162.502,3336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524190.37/cwt183.00–201.002,90131
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,720208.70/cwt207.00–210.003,5902
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4954,185.00/head4,185.00–4,185.004,1851
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5854,755.00/head4,755.00–4,755.004,7551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29404,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0534,640.00/head4,600.00–4,800.004,6405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3934
Stock Cows—Medium 2875206.81/cwt205.00–210.001,8107
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7443
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1939285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,67612
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2967215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0797
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163240.49/cwt230.00–247.502,79714
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2005
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,341.90/head2,200.00–2,500.002,34217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,750.12/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1192,817.99/head2,600.00–2,900.002,81820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2983,029.06/head2,800.00–3,350.003,02929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3403,770.43/head3,500.00–4,150.003,7706

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.