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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

1,559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,559 1,222 727
Slaughter cattle 1,097 1,102 548
Replacement cattle 462 120 179

Market comments — USDA reporter

This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement sale this evening. Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00-6.00 lower. In the evening sale compared to last month bred cows traded 150-200 per head lower. Cow-calf pairs traded steady. Nine head of high quality Charolais bulls traded at a 3,200 average. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1580–1675 1619 (<2 yrs)N/A 9 2,750.00–3,500.00 $3,198.28 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1090 844 85-90% 24 20.00–37.50 $27.26 $230 -1.21
745–1230 997 85-90% 101 37.50–54.00 $48.57 $484 +0.26
830–1235 1094 85-90% 211 53.00–64.00 $59.77 $654 -0.43
900–1210 1094 85-90% 33 64.00–70.00 $65.99 $722 +5.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1370 1213 80-85% 219 59.00–70.00 $63.82 $774 -9.15
1020–1300 1224 80-85% 38 69.00–79.00 $71.37 $874 -1.60
1110–1315 1238 80-85% 18 50.00–59.00 $54.24 $671 -18.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1690 1422 75-80% 99 65.00–74.50 $69.35 $986 -0.10
1315–1561 1430 75-80% 20 59.00–64.00 $62.51 $894 -6.94
1350–1760 1506 75-80% 43 73.00–88.00 $78.10 $1,176 -1.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1970 1487 21 68.00–90.00 $82.36 $1,225 -3.18
1210–2220 1702 31 88.00–103.00 $94.15 $1,602 -13.97
1670–2245 1837 8 103.00–108.00 $105.57 $1,939 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
816–970 939 (<2 yrs)Open 24 102.50–120.00 $116.08 $1,090
900–1108 987 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 79.00–90.00 $86.20 $851
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 (<2 yrs)Open 4 130.00 $130.00 $994
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 103.00 $103.00 $860

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1140 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 950.00–975.00 $971.14
1020–1390 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 92 950.00–1,285.00 $1,078.31
1057–1190 1129 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 800.00–1,050.00 $871.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1215 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 1,300.00–1,585.00 $1,424.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1040 856 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,160.86
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1005–1055 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,366.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–970 939 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,575.00–1,650.00 $1,622.35
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,650.00 $1,650.00 ±0.00
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00 -250.00
940–1130 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 1,225.00–1,625.00 $1,419.44 —
980–1170 1023 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,148.21 —
920–1190 1082 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,400.00–1,475.00 $1,445.00 -2.00
1040–1180 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780–870 812 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 1,550.00–1,575.00 $1,558.82 —

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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.