Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	500	1,256	858
Slaughter cattle	313	435	621
Replacement cattle	187	821	237

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

▲ Slaughter bulls: Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240–1250	1243	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,083.78	—
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1690	1690	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1355	1202	80-85%	49	150.00–170.00	$158.77	$1,908	-16.48
1180–1355	1237	80-85%	5	125.00–141.00	$132.93	$1,644	-25.63
1050–1353	1252	80-85%	39	169.00–182.50	$172.99	$2,166	+31.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1045	881	85-90%	8	80.00–100.00	$94.70	$834	—
810–990	902	85-90%	6	115.00–130.00	$120.27	$1,085	+28.53
798–1140	969	85-90%	30	135.00–152.50	$145.28	$1,408	—
742–1135	995	85-90%	16	152.50–165.00	$156.83	$1,560	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1960	1499	75-80%	39	167.50–190.00	$174.05	$2,609	—
1355–1897	1516	75-80%	15	155.00–167.50	$161.60	$2,450	-9.81
1505–1595	1550	75-80%	2	130.00–147.50	$139.00	$2,154	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,608	—
1370–2015	1665	26	182.50–200.00	$191.92	$3,195	—
1455–2237	1860	22	202.50–226.00	$213.73	$3,975	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–938	864	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	300.00–315.00	$304.14	$2,628
937	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,905
1233–1312	1273	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	225.00–265.00	$244.38	$3,111

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1066–1180	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	225.00–270.00	$248.64	$2,792

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
957	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,488
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	230.00	$230.00	$2,346

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	230.00	$230.00	$2,576

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1075–1120	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,850.00–3,450.00	$3,209.92
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,010.00	$3,010.00
1407	1407	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,100.00	$3,100.00
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00
840–1100	982	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,111.11

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–975	938	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,650.00–2,700.00	$2,669.50
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1240	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,400.00–4,200.00	$3,591.41
1380	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,900.00	$3,900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,650.00	$2,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–780	768	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,600.00–2,950.00	$2,807.81

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	4,450.00	$4,450.00	—
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140–1240	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,550.00–4,600.00	$4,566.67	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.