Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 13, 2026

2,767 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,767	752	791
Slaughter cattle	825	505	622
Replacement cattle	1,942	247	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement sale with the special replacement sale tonite. Bidding was very active during the replacement auction with almost 2,000 head offered. Bred cows sold up to 4,700.00 per head with bred heifers selling up to 4,400.00 per head.

→ Replacement cows: Bred cows sold up to 4,700.00 per head with bred heifers selling up to 4,400.00 per head
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady
▲ Slaughter cows: Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher

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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
1425	1425	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	7,400.00	$7,400.00	—
1425–1475	1450	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,300.00–5,250.00	$4,258.19	—
1425–1540	1513	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	3,000.00–4,300.00	$3,635.46	—
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	6,400.00	$6,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,100.00–3,600.00	$3,350.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1032–1145	1070	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,850.00–3,100.00	$2,939.20	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	6,500.00	$6,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1470	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	5,750.00	$5,750.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1315	1185	80-85%	36	150.00–165.00	$158.46	$1,878	-15.68
1040–1353	1223	80-85%	208	165.00–180.00	$174.37	$2,133	—
1035–1362	1230	80-85%	85	180.00–195.00	$184.79	$2,273	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1045	881	85-90%	29	125.00–150.00	$139.89	$1,232	+30.59
775–1170	975	85-90%	10	95.00–120.00	$110.25	$1,075	-24.75
805–1170	1023	85-90%	39	170.00–190.00	$177.57	$1,817	+21.02
740–1202	1030	85-90%	142	147.50–172.50	$161.13	$1,660	+4.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1353–1700	1447	75-80%	54	180.00–196.00	$183.64	$2,657	—
1355–1685	1465	75-80%	64	165.00–180.00	$176.66	$2,588	-0.99
1415–1580	1498	75-80%	2	135.00	$135.00	$2,022	-51.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,800	—
1120	1120	2	252.50	$252.50	$2,828	—
1295–1970	1629	8	186.00–209.00	$200.06	$3,259	—
1429–2035	1630	23	210.00–229.00	$215.65	$3,515	—
1695–2245	1951	13	232.50–263.00	$241.70	$4,716	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–880	824	(<2 yrs)	Open	352	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,158.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
753–1013	854	(<2 yrs)	Open	29	285.00–321.00	$302.97	$2,587
975–982	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	240.00–280.00	$252.99	$2,474
1157	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	220.00	$220.00	$2,545

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–940	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	3,000.00–3,350.00	$3,160.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
828	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,194
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	200.00	$200.00	$1,800

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
977–1260	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	210.00–220.00	$213.26	$2,248

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
861	861	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,755
971	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	307.50	$307.50	$2,986

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1470	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	3,100.00–3,700.00	$3,429.86
1045–1160	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	45	2,600.00–3,450.00	$2,934.24
1030–1470	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	259	2,650.00–3,500.00	$3,159.06
1225–1260	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,665.35
1040–1490	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	205	2,340.00–3,200.00	$2,835.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1260	1141	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	3,800.00–4,700.00	$4,283.55
1080–1240	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	3,250.00–3,850.00	$3,705.68
1080–1455	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	196	3,600.00–4,600.00	$3,909.45
1125–1765	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	3,400.00–3,700.00	$3,570.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1015–1072	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,985.00–3,100.00	$2,184.94
1070–1200	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,424.04

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–960	939	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	3,600.00–4,400.00	$3,801.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–860	832	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	3,400.00–3,900.00	$3,622.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–870	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,700.00–3,200.00	$2,987.13

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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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
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	5,100.00	$5,100.00	+660.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	-240.00
1045–1085	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	4,200.00–4,400.00	$4,285.71	-154.29
1060–1080	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	4,800.00–5,100.00	$4,912.50	+472.50
1045–1235	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	4,400.00–5,200.00	$4,816.67	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180–1185	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	5,000.00–5,150.00	$5,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—

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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.