Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	651	944	574
Slaughter cattle	482	756	373
Replacement cattle	169	188	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, the bulk of slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. Demand was good for the bred cows and cow/calf pairs that were on offer today. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand very good for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1880	1880	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1470	1083	80-85%	16	64.00–71.00	$67.95	$736	—
860–1610	1230	80-85%	110	72.00–83.50	$78.05	$960	-8.59
1035–1510	1281	80-85%	48	83.00–91.00	$87.35	$1,119	+16.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1040	838	85-90%	10	36.00–47.50	$39.57	$332	—
730–1135	920	85-90%	22	50.00–60.00	$56.02	$515	-0.54
833–1325	1088	85-90%	65	62.00–76.50	$70.29	$765	-12.85
995–1440	1251	85-90%	18	76.00–83.00	$80.03	$1,001	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1920	1430	75-80%	3	60.00–65.00	$62.76	$897	-20.13
1110–1845	1472	75-80%	100	75.00–86.00	$80.61	$1,187	-8.70
1295–1765	1523	75-80%	12	86.00–98.00	$91.22	$1,389	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1810	1544	11	84.00–96.00	$91.67	$1,415	—
1320–2235	1749	21	97.00–111.00	$104.03	$1,819	—
1485–2185	1855	19	111.00–130.00	$114.72	$2,128	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1245	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	110.00–126.00	$122.42	$1,154
894–1160	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	107.50–115.00	$111.52	$1,115

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
500–610	573	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	40.00–54.00	$49.93	$286

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1185	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	75.00–105.00	$84.39	$851
1165	1165	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,072

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
764–890	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	130.00–141.00	$138.92	$1,091

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–774	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–92.50	$77.55	$586

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1350	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	960.00–1,400.00	$1,156.94
1175–1300	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	835.00–1,000.00	$889.41
950–1315	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00–1,200.00	$1,058.05
1245–1347	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,090.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1181	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	85.00	$85.00	$1,004
1285–1286	1286	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	76.00–81.00	$79.00	$1,016
1287	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,081

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1350	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,672.31

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1025	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	810.00–1,100.00	$959.67

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	77.00	$77.00	$681

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1080	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$823.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–900	888	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–795	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$688.47

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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
1075–1185	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,525.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1085–1290	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,610.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.