Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	850	1,712	820
Slaughter cattle	643	1,178	568
Replacement cattle	207	534	252

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Large numbers of cattle are coming to market as area drought conditions continue to intensify and both water sources and forage supplies are being depleted. Several small dispersals were included in the supply. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1280	1038	80-85%	38	58.00–70.00	$63.82	$662	—
860–1445	1167	80-85%	119	68.00–77.00	$72.88	$851	+2.84
915–1465	1213	80-85%	49	76.00–84.00	$79.98	$970	-4.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632–1205	880	85-90%	66	25.00–43.00	$34.51	$304	—
605–1375	1000	85-90%	87	45.00–59.00	$52.08	$521	-19.25
845–1295	1079	85-90%	49	60.00–72.00	$66.40	$716	-12.93
1093–1290	1224	85-90%	3	72.00–74.00	$73.40	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1510	1323	75-80%	9	63.00–73.00	$69.80	$923	—
1123–1620	1371	75-80%	50	73.00–81.50	$77.27	$1,059	-2.20
1230–1865	1502	75-80%	16	81.00–89.50	$84.74	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1745	1534	7	84.00–96.50	$89.24	$1,369	—
1315–2240	1720	17	96.00–109.00	$103.57	$1,781	—
1600–2135	1851	10	112.00–122.00	$115.60	$2,140	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–865	778	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	120.00–155.00	$133.01	$1,035
765–1042	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	83.00–112.50	$93.71	$829

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1320	1229	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	130.00–142.00	$133.65	$1,643

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–957	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	140.00–152.50	$149.37	$1,328
1042	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,459

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,141
1025–1127	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	76.00–110.00	$97.00	$1,058

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
767	767	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,158

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1035	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	625.00–950.00	$889.01
985–1000	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	960.00–1,060.00	$1,022.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1125	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,035.00	$1,031.15
1090–1365	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,209.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1260	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	78.00–79.00	$78.47	$926
1286–1320	1296	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	78.50–84.00	$81.56	$1,057

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1035	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	80.00–87.50	$83.57	$826
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	81.00	$81.00	$846

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1200	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390–1450	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,326.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1120	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,025.00	$1,018.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1000	970	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	975.00–1,175.00	$1,076.99

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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
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-50.00
1085–1175	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,300.00	—
1050–1280	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,275.00	$1,179.17	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1000	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,060.00–1,250.00	$1,155.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1295	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,460.00	$1,456.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.