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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 5

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

549 head

▲ 249 vs last sale 300▲ 141 vs year ago 408 · +34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 84▲ 139 vs year ago 112 · +124.1%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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	—	Low	1,730	211.81	3,665	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	174.08	2,614	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	173.85	2,139	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	160.26	1,655	169

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)	1,240	$3,672	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$2,731	93
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,245	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$4,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$4,000	4thin

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,331	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	193.35/cwt	187.50–197.50	3,229	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	214.25/cwt	201.00–229.00	3,777	32
Bulls	—	—	1,882	234.23/cwt	227.00–240.00	4,408	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	123.80/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,122	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	143.33/cwt	127.50–150.00	1,478	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	178.98/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,856	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	162.49/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,695	113
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	186.27/cwt	182.50–192.50	2,250	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	152.00/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,859	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	173.36/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,143	124
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	146.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,183	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	177.19/cwt	167.50–183.00	2,647	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	190.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,123	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	810	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	916	296.66/cwt	289.00–310.00	2,717	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,910	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,985	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,878	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,178	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,592	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	207.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,550	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,068	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	2,338.73/head	1,860.00–2,500.00	2,339	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,164	2,360.08/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,360	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	3,388.68/head	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,389	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	4,351.57/head	4,200.00–4,650.00	4,352	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,832.40/head	2,375.00–3,000.00	2,832	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,443	3,263.28/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,263	9

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 549Last week 300Year ago 408

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 84Year ago 112

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	810	4,700.00	4,700.00

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	4	—	1,120	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,066	280.00	280.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,066	270.00	270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,227	200.00–210.00	207.81

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	5	—	916	289.00–310.00	296.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	296.00	296.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	235.00	235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,178	220.00	220.00

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)	10	—	1,246	4,200.00–4,650.00	4,351.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,443	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,263.28

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)	24	—	1,237	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,388.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,109	1,860.00–2,500.00	2,338.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,330	2,375.00–3,000.00	2,832.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,260	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,025	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,164	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,360.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,068	2,030.00	2,030.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,670	187.50–197.50	193.35
32	—	1,763	201.00–229.00	214.25
5	—	1,882	227.00–240.00	234.23
3	—	1,331	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,223	140.00–162.50	152.00
124	—	1,236	165.00–182.00	173.36
26	—	1,208	182.50–192.50	186.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,491	140.00–160.00	146.42
71	—	1,494	167.50–183.00	177.19
5	—	1,637	185.00–195.00	190.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,031	127.50–150.00	143.33
10	—	906	115.00–127.50	123.80
113	—	1,043	152.00–170.00	162.49
25	—	1,037	174.00–185.00	178.98

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.