Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-01

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 500▼ 16 vs year ago 423 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 195▲ 93 vs year ago 73 · +127.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very 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—High1,577221.413,49137
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,405216.003,0351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,448183.292,65581
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228178.052,186176
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,025154.351,58357

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$3,51038
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,3568
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$2,95440
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,5008
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$4,3351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,189$3,9758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$3,7503thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,161260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0193
Bulls——Light Weight1,189210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4977
Bulls——1,639242.74/cwt225.00–269.003,9797
Bulls——1,725184.46/cwt182.50–187.503,1822
Bulls——1,756215.22/cwt200.00–230.003,77918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008179.15/cwt171.00–190.001,8069
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026158.62/cwt149.00–165.001,62731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031125.51/cwt120.00–132.501,2949
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036142.32/cwt135.00–147.501,4748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209176.89/cwt165.00–182.502,13997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248185.27/cwt182.00–200.002,31263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259156.70/cwt150.00–165.001,97316
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,405216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,0351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439189.69/cwt180.00–205.002,73035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453179.10/cwt170.00–185.002,60245
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,3081
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4704,335.00/head4,335.00–4,335.004,3351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0853,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2404,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Bred Cows—Medium 29252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1653,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2063,756.95/head3,600.00–3,900.003,75725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2363,034.54/head2,700.00–3,300.003,03513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,909.55/head2,700.00–3,200.002,91036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4653,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4063
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,009276.52/cwt275.00–277.502,7907
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6757
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,090228.36/cwt225.00–230.002,48914
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,0173

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.