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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 668 881 678
Slaughter cattle 573 781 495
Replacement cattle 95 100 183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733–960 820 85-90% 13 32.50–46.00 $40.49 $332 —
825–1165 952 85-90% 29 50.00–60.00 $57.00 $543 +0.39
760–1190 1000 85-90% 85 61.00–73.50 $68.26 $683 +0.39
801–1225 1045 85-90% 64 74.00–81.50 $76.25 $797 +8.38
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062–1300 1193 80-85% 53 79.00–85.00 $81.93 $977 —
1010–1335 1203 80-85% 100 71.00–80.00 $76.82 $924 -3.91
1230–1272 1251 80-85% 4 65.00–69.00 $67.03 $839 -0.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1705 1419 75-80% 59 74.00–81.50 $78.48 $1,114 +1.19
1377–1920 1575 75-80% 51 82.00–88.50 $84.04 $1,324 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1825 1406 11 73.00–95.00 $87.31 $1,228 —
1345–1970 1589 15 101.50–112.00 $107.31 $1,705 —
1580–2025 1793 8 112.00–120.00 $115.76 $2,076 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
806–918 836 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 82.50–96.00 $86.45 $723
840–895 881 (<2 yrs)Open 19 117.50–123.00 $121.99 $1,075
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–992 961 (<2 yrs)Open 8 120.00–122.50 $120.89 $1,162
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 (<2 yrs)Open 5 85.00 $85.00 $667

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1290 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 950.00–1,350.00 $1,074.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 860.00 $860.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1448 1448 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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.