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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 281 vs last sale 549▲ 10 vs year ago 258 · +3.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 251▲ 71 vs year ago 85 · +83.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	223.57	3,785	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	175.21	2,543	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	173.14	2,127	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	147.62	1,538	46

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)	1,122	$3,449	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,812	31
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,314	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,900	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$3,100	3thin

Every lot

31 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	1,075	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	186.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,237	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	213.21/cwt	205.00–222.00	3,714	15
Bulls	—	—	1,890	231.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	4,368	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	115.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,081	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	136.91/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,373	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	178.96/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,838	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	159.58/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,781	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	186.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,260	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	171.70/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,112	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,868	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	185.91/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,603	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	157.78/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,293	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	175.48/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,573	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,232.94/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,233	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	4,163.26/head	3,700.00–4,600.00	4,163	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	3,046.93/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,047	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	3,553.73/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,554	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	956	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,533	6
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,036	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,849	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,218	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 549Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 251Year ago 85

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

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)	Open	1	—	1,060	4,600.00	4,600.00

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	5	—	1,085	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	—	1,015	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,340	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,553.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,142	3,700.00–4,600.00	4,163.26

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,133	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,232.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,040	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,327	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,046.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	700	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,085	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	11	—	920	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,036	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	956	265.00	265.00

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	2	—	1,082	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,742	205.00–222.00	213.21
5	—	1,890	225.00–235.00	231.13
3	—	1,737	185.00–190.00	186.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	115.00–121.00	115.74
15	—	1,003	130.00–147.50	136.91
19	—	1,116	150.00–168.00	159.58
5	—	1,027	177.50–180.00	178.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,466	168.00–182.00	175.48
9	—	1,400	184.00–192.00	185.91
6	—	1,453	152.50–165.00	157.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,211	180.00–195.00	186.59
3	—	1,273	145.00–150.00	146.75
57	—	1,230	165.00–180.00	171.70

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.