Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	695	585	389
Slaughter cattle	500	444	310
Replacement cattle	195	141	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow sold for 210.00/cwt.

▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cows: Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1585	1585	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,755.00	$4,755.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,185.00	$4,185.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1057–1345	1218	80-85%	46	181.00–197.50	$187.35	$2,282	+14.99
1065–1339	1236	80-85%	94	165.00–182.50	$174.52	$2,157	+17.08
1105–1345	1239	80-85%	16	160.00–165.00	$162.61	$2,015	+5.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708–1125	908	85-90%	9	90.00–130.00	$114.38	$1,039	-21.55
705–1205	991	85-90%	18	135.00–146.00	$142.82	$1,415	—
835–1225	1028	85-90%	44	147.00–162.50	$155.40	$1,598	-11.13
820–1157	1077	85-90%	47	165.00–183.00	$168.46	$1,814	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1890	1474	75-80%	58	165.00–183.00	$177.58	$2,618	+20.16
1390–1695	1494	75-80%	6	145.00–162.50	$156.15	$2,333	-17.70
1352–1750	1524	75-80%	31	183.00–201.00	$190.37	$2,901	+8.40

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1945	1720	65-75%	2	207.00–210.00	$208.70	$3,590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	2	282.50	$282.50	$2,910	—
1265–1550	1420	3	200.00–205.00	$202.21	$2,871	—
1295–2320	1668	34	203.00–225.00	$214.38	$3,576	-1.52
1495–1935	1712	11	225.00–252.50	$234.25	$4,010	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,392
1087–1220	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	230.00–247.50	$240.49	$2,797

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,744
927–975	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	285.00	$285.00	$2,676

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
967	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	215.00	$215.00	$2,079

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–977	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	205.00–210.00	$206.81	$1,810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1045	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	3,700.00–3,800.00	$3,750.12
1075–1323	1119	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,817.99
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1160–1470	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	2,800.00–3,350.00	$3,029.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1040	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,341.90

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,200.00	$3,200.00
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1565	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,500.00–4,150.00	$3,770.43

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	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
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,700.00	$3,700.00	-1,050.00
1045–1085	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,600.00–4,800.00	$4,640.00	+340.00
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.