Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	560	432	851
Slaughter cattle	308	285	777
Replacement cattle	252	147	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Today's offering included several lots of bred cows which sold up to 4500.00 per head.

→ Replacement cows: Today's offering included several lots of bred cows which sold up to 4500.00 per head
▼ Slaughter bulls: Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
802–1160	935	85-90%	21	137.50–145.00	$142.59	$1,333	—
747–1075	945	85-90%	17	105.00–135.00	$128.67	$1,216	—
820–1200	1002	85-90%	20	170.00–175.00	$171.43	$1,718	—
790–1222	1076	85-90%	39	150.00–168.00	$160.48	$1,727	-0.99

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1335	1178	80-85%	21	180.00–190.00	$184.00	$2,168	—
1080–1342	1240	80-85%	55	165.00–180.00	$174.75	$2,167	-12.13
1215–1360	1270	80-85%	5	147.50–162.50	$157.60	$2,002	+2.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1690	1465	75-80%	50	167.50–182.50	$175.05	$2,564	—
1410–1775	1606	75-80%	12	182.50–200.00	$186.75	$2,999	—
1805	1805	75-80%	1	162.50	$162.50	$2,933	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	65-75%	1	212.50	$212.50	$3,092	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1670	1485	2	186.00–195.00	$189.94	$2,821	—
1335–2000	1607	19	205.00–225.00	$214.68	$3,450	—
1485–2210	1781	11	225.00–255.00	$236.50	$4,212	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
971	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	230.00	$230.00	$2,233
1148–1235	1192	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	200.00–225.00	$212.04	$2,528

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,967
931	931	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	285.00	$285.00	$2,653

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695	695	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,154
728	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,330

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
927	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,364

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1080–1420	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,015.86
1060–1360	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	2,700.00–3,400.00	$2,989.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	4,350.00	$4,350.00
940–1170	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,753.12
1040–1360	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	3,600.00–4,500.00	$3,915.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1135	1052	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,469.59

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,100.00–3,300.00	$3,166.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	4,000.00	$4,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00

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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	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+100.00
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	5,400.00	$5,400.00	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—

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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.