Joplin Regional Stockyards Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, June 4, 2026

1,559 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (7)

No new report since Jun 4, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,559	1,161	1,426
Replacement cattle	1,559	—	1,426

Market comments — USDA reporter

An attractive offering and a large crowd this afternoon for the first summer special cow sale at JRS. Multiple large groups of quality, open and ready to breed, home raised heifers were on hand and in good demand. Other sale highlights included some good groups of bred cows and bred heifers, and some groups of high quality young pairs with stout calves at side that commanded up to $5,800/pair.

→ Replacement cows: Other sale highlights included some good groups of bred cows and bred heifers

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1300	1213	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	3,100.00–4,600.00	$4,043.30	—
1075–1550	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	3,200.00–3,800.00	$3,570.55	-490.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450–1650	1533	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	5,000.00–5,700.00	$5,408.70	—
1750	1750	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,800.00	$5,800.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1025	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	223	2,650.00–2,850.00	$2,808.21
855–1147	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
753–812	792	(<2 yrs)	Open	176	2,850.00–3,100.00	$2,923.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1000–1280	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	2,500.00–3,700.00	$3,183.39
1000–1250	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,517.39
950–1425	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	87	2,700.00–3,850.00	$3,570.49
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1100–1600	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,429.08
1000–1350	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	71	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,967.16
1100–1300	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	2,500.00–3,250.00	$2,762.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,750.00	$3,750.00
1000–1500	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	3,850.00–4,500.00	$4,148.31
1230–1250	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,567.39
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	3,900.00	$3,900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1000	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,851.95
1050–1100	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,534.38
1000–1300	1076	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,700.00–2,375.00	$2,204.10

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1100	1063	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	4,400.00–4,600.00	$4,566.42
1095–1300	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	4,550.00–4,700.00	$4,586.07
1025–1300	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	61	4,300.00–4,550.00	$4,417.67
1050–1190	1159	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	4,300.00	$4,300.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	4,400.00	$4,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	3,200.00–4,100.00	$3,582.67
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	4,100.00	$4,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1250	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,700.00–4,800.00	$4,616.67	—
1100–1350	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,800.00–4,600.00	$4,200.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	+282.76
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,750.00	$3,750.00	+132.76
1150–1350	1332	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,700.00–4,000.00	$3,881.82	+431.82
1250–1500	1372	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	3,900.00–4,700.00	$4,170.00	—
1350–1500	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,840.00	—
1350–1400	1381	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	3,600.00–4,500.00	$4,159.26	—
1250–1450	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,750.00–4,100.00	$3,983.33	—
1450–1500	1454	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	4,000.00–4,200.00	$4,016.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1250	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,400.00–4,600.00	$4,533.33	—
1350–1520	1459	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	4,750.00–5,200.00	$5,011.76	—
1300–1500	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	5,100.00–5,800.00	$5,660.00	—
1400–1550	1479	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	4,600.00–4,800.00	$4,694.12	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	5,100.00–5,200.00	$5,166.67	+766.67
1500–1650	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	5,000.00–5,400.00	$5,213.16	—
1550–1650	1600	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	4,700.00–4,900.00	$4,800.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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