Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

2,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,254	1,253	1,130
Slaughter cattle	1,531	1,065	1,056
Replacement cattle	723	188	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement sale this evening. Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. In the replacement portion of the sale again quality replacement cattle were in demand. A package of cow-calf pairs led the offering trading at 2010.00, along with quality bred heifers that traded at 1510.00 per head. Total supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345–1450	1379	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,826.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1160	917	85-90%	26	22.00–34.00	$30.35	$278	—
735–1210	975	85-90%	135	32.50–49.00	$40.90	$399	—
745–1204	1046	85-90%	246	49.00–60.00	$55.37	$579	-0.07
765–1190	1053	85-90%	63	60.00–70.00	$63.72	$671	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1350	1184	80-85%	274	57.00–67.00	$63.09	$747	-0.41
1025–1275	1185	80-85%	13	51.00–56.00	$54.23	$643	-9.27
1012–1338	1208	80-85%	114	67.00–75.00	$68.75	$830	+16.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1710	1425	75-80%	193	62.00–71.00	$66.87	$953	+11.41
1320–1730	1485	75-80%	22	52.00–62.00	$59.17	$879	—
1385–1940	1525	75-80%	17	71.50–78.00	$73.68	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1805	1499	9	73.00–84.00	$80.01	$1,199	-0.82
1245–2105	1651	33	81.00–98.00	$91.41	$1,509	—
1465–2530	1858	11	97.00–110.00	$100.10	$1,860	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–967	888	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	120.00–136.00	$124.38	$1,104

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1270	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	265	875.00–1,275.00	$1,108.75
1020–1185	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	975.00–1,100.00	$1,072.70
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	885.00	$885.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
947	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	750.00	$750.00
920–1086	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	750.00–900.00	$834.28
1025–1240	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	725.00–750.00	$738.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1090–1195	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,349.80

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00	$850.00
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–985	920	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,350.00–1,510.00	$1,459.07

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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
940–1324	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	67	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,472.76	+47.76
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+25.00
1090–1095	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00	+350.00
1187–1280	1239	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1050	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1010–1060	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	2,010.00	$2,010.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–890	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,057.50	—
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00	$950.00	—
1078	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.