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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
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Published: 2026-07-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 15

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

308 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 285▼ 469 vs year ago 777 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 147▲ 178 vs year ago 74 · +240.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Today's offering included several lots of bred cows which sold up to 4500.00 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	—	High	1,659	220.63	3,661	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,455	212.50	3,092	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	177.08	2,651	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	176.09	2,158	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	153.29	1,544	97

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	$4,350	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$3,529	78
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,987	84
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$4,000	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$5,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$4,458	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$3,700	2thin

Every lot

37 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	—	—	1,485	189.94/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	214.68/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,450	19
Bulls	—	—	1,781	236.50/cwt	225.00–255.00	4,212	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	142.59/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,333	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	128.67/cwt	105.00–135.00	1,216	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	171.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,718	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	160.48/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,727	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	184.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,168	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	174.75/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,167	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	157.60/cwt	147.50–162.50	2,002	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,455	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	3,092	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	175.05/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,564	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	186.75/cwt	182.50–200.00	2,999	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,933	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	3,166.67/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,167	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,052	2,469.59/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,470	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	3,753.12/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,753	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	3,915.77/head	3,600.00–4,500.00	3,916	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	3,015.86/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,016	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,989.64/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,990	49
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	927	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,364	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	931	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,653	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,233	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	212.04/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,528	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	840	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 285Year ago 777

Replacement CattleReceipts 252Last week 147Year ago 74

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Today's offering included several lots of bred cows which sold up to 4500.00 per head.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	5,400.00	5,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	4,850.00	4,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	4,600.00	4,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	820	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,166.67

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)	21	—	1,052	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,469.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,158	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,015.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	1,230	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,989.64

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)	43	—	1,137	3,600.00–4,500.00	3,915.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	4,350.00	4,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,088	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,753.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	285.00	285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	915	215.00	215.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	927	255.00	255.00

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	5	—	971	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,192	200.00–225.00	212.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	728	320.00	320.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	695	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,781	225.00–255.00	236.50
19	—	1,607	205.00–225.00	214.68
2	—	1,485	186.00–195.00	189.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,606	182.50–200.00	186.75
1	—	1,805	162.50	162.50
50	—	1,465	167.50–182.50	175.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,002	170.00–175.00	171.43
39	—	1,076	150.00–168.00	160.48
21	—	935	137.50–145.00	142.59
17	—	945	105.00–135.00	128.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,240	165.00–180.00	174.75
5	—	1,270	147.50–162.50	157.60
21	—	1,178	180.00–190.00	184.00

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.