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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 29

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 206▼ 127 vs year ago 427 · −29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 69▼ 11 vs year ago 95 · −11.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. The high selling slaughter cow weighed 1,270 lbs. and sold for 200.00/cwt.. The top selling slaughter bull, a Limousin weighing 2,140 bs. sold for 269.00/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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,594	223.33	3,560	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	178.67	2,182	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	178.60	2,644	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	157.83	1,597	89

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$3,206	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,645	21
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$4,201	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	919	$3,775	4thin

Every lot

27 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	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,407	204.57/cwt	202.00–209.00	2,878	7
Bulls	—	—	1,604	216.84/cwt	205.00–235.00	3,478	21
Bulls	—	—	1,946	242.49/cwt	230.00–269.00	4,719	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	117.96/cwt	112.50–132.50	1,063	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	174.91/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,775	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	163.81/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,669	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	140.94/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,514	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	175.27/cwt	165.00–182.50	2,131	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	186.49/cwt	182.50–200.00	2,288	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,032	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	145.46/cwt	140.00–152.50	2,039	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	177.85/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,591	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	189.29/cwt	185.00–197.50	2,934	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,364.89/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,365	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	3,818.81/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,819	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,822.48/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,822	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,017	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,644	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,234	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,691	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,081	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,083	4,201.23/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,201	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	785	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	4,250.00/head	4,100.00–4,400.00	4,250	2

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 29, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 206Year ago 427

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 69Year ago 95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,604	205.00–235.00	216.84
7	—	1,946	230.00–269.00	242.49
7	—	1,407	202.00–209.00	204.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,550	185.00–197.50	189.29
36	—	1,457	167.50–182.50	177.85
5	—	1,402	140.00–152.50	145.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,216	165.00–182.50	175.27
2	—	1,270	160.00	160.00
23	—	1,227	182.50–200.00	186.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,019	152.50–170.00	163.81
11	—	1,074	135.00–150.00	140.94
16	—	1,015	172.50–185.00	174.91
10	—	901	112.50–132.50	117.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,221	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,818.81

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)	15	—	1,248	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,822.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,210	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,364.89

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)	6	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,040	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	4	—	1,103	202.50	202.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	235.00	235.00

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	6	—	1,311	235.00	235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	260.00	260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,201.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	—	1,053	4,100.00–4,400.00	4,250.00

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.