Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	944	1,695	501
Slaughter cattle	756	910	316
Replacement cattle	188	785	185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772–1110	860	85-90%	12	40.00–49.00	$44.28	$381	—
750–1125	934	85-90%	36	50.00–61.00	$56.56	$528	+12.41
745–1206	1016	85-90%	145	62.00–77.00	$70.22	$713	+11.89
785–1210	1066	85-90%	62	77.00–93.00	$83.14	$886	+13.74

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
962–1340	1220	80-85%	96	75.00–83.50	$80.10	$977	+0.52
1015–1325	1226	80-85%	63	84.00–93.00	$86.64	$1,062	+7.06
885–1343	1258	80-85%	23	61.00–72.50	$70.93	$892	+0.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1900	1439	75-80%	107	75.00–86.00	$82.89	$1,193	—
1336–1775	1478	75-80%	41	86.00–98.00	$89.31	$1,320	+8.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1785	1565	10	80.00–96.00	$89.77	$1,405	—
1210–2765	1703	34	97.00–111.50	$103.31	$1,759	—
1580–2305	2008	12	112.00–128.00	$118.00	$2,369	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
778–875	817	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	92.50–128.00	$112.33	$918
890–1025	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	82.50–90.00	$86.51	$829

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1150	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	875.00–1,000.00	$948.31
1030–1210	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	925.00–1,100.00	$1,035.61
1280 fancy	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–750	746	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	860.00–885.00	$875.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	975.00	$975.00
890–980	927	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,061.91

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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
910–935	921	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,104.69	-620.31
940–1170	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,278.57	-402.68

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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.