Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

1,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,109	1,481	387
Slaughter cattle	712	925	345
Replacement cattle	397	556	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter including many bred cows. Many local areas received measurable rainfall early this week but not enough or in time to keep several producers from dispersing their herds this week. Demand was good for the replacement cattle on offer. Supply was heavy and demand very good for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
891–1250	1009	80-85%	5	69.00–73.00	$70.44	$711	—
915–1425	1163	80-85%	112	76.00–84.50	$79.96	$930	+0.39
1057–1460	1235	80-85%	98	84.00–94.00	$88.14	$1,089	+3.07
1360	1360	80-85%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,401	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1715	1400	75-80%	69	77.00–87.50	$82.77	$1,159	+0.38
1395–1545	1470	75-80%	2	74.00–75.00	$74.47	$1,095	-14.40
1195–2060	1621	75-80%	100	88.00–100.00	$93.55	$1,516	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1015	809	85-90%	14	35.00–46.00	$40.27	$326	—
790–1425	1078	85-90%	22	52.50–62.50	$57.47	$620	-21.69
820–1370	1086	85-90%	89	62.00–76.50	$69.38	$753	-9.78
987–1212	1093	85-90%	35	76.00–83.50	$79.68	$871	+0.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1785	1369	9	85.00–95.00	$91.66	$1,255	—
1280–2040	1636	18	103.00–110.00	$105.71	$1,729	—
1505–2220	1795	15	114.00–125.00	$118.32	$2,124	+3.64

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–894	877	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	110.00–120.00	$118.50	$1,039
855–1080	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	81.00–94.00	$86.71	$822

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–850	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	75.00–87.50	$80.88	$662
952	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	78.00	$78.00	$743

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1035	970	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–130.00	$124.66	$1,209
1016	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	107.50	$107.50	$1,092

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
827	827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	69.00	$69.00	$571

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205–1335	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	111.00–112.00	$111.53	$1,416

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	1,085.00	$1,085.00
1060–1300	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	114	900.00–1,350.00	$1,152.36
1150–1180	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	710.00–960.00	$914.10
1095–1250	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	900.00–1,075.00	$999.40

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–900	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	725.00–900.00	$818.67
922	922	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	435.00	$435.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	94.00	$94.00	$987
1085–1145	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	84.00–88.00	$85.96	$950

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–885	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$817.66

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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
875–1185	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,350.56	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1060–1300	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,246.43	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–875	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	675.00–950.00	$879.17	—
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	970.00	$970.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.