Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

1,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,432	980	894
Slaughter cattle	1,258	889	790
Replacement cattle	174	91	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1075	956	85-90%	37	25.00–31.00	$26.96	$258	—
780–1265	959	85-90%	40	32.50–46.00	$39.63	$380	—
830–1242	1076	85-90%	199	47.00–60.50	$54.95	$591	-6.84
850–1238	1106	85-90%	60	59.00–70.00	$62.27	$689	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1321	1197	80-85%	188	57.00–69.00	$63.64	$762	—
1005–1340	1225	80-85%	125	66.00–76.00	$70.29	$861	+18.42
1137–1395	1246	80-85%	15	44.00–56.00	$50.96	$635	-0.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1440	1413	75-80%	3	51.00–60.00	$56.27	$795	-10.33
1310–1775	1435	75-80%	195	62.00–72.00	$67.62	$970	+1.02
1325–1895	1486	75-80%	77	71.00–83.00	$74.12	$1,101	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1610	1401	8	71.50–82.00	$77.99	$1,093	—
1300–2140	1658	33	83.00–95.00	$89.93	$1,491	+1.11
1605–2125	1889	15	97.00–109.00	$102.21	$1,931	+0.76

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
766–1305	1043	(<2 yrs)	Open	28	122.50–141.00	$127.97	$1,335

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
897–934	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	75.00–86.00	$80.92	$739
953–1220	1044	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	92.50–112.50	$101.55	$1,060

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1345	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	925.00–1,200.00	$1,072.43
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1265	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,363.93
1098	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–920	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	875.00–950.00	$897.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	975.00	$975.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–911	796	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	735.00–825.00	$780.86

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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.