Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

2,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,007	1,161	2,490
Slaughter cattle	955	994	1,132
Replacement cattle	1,052	167	1,358

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 with slaughter bulls trading steady to 2.00 higher. A large crowd was on hand for the evening replacement sale. 1050 head of quality replacement cattle were in demand. Several lots of bred heifers and bred cows traded at over 1,800.00 per head. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1480–1490	1487	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,900.00–2,600.00	$2,299.33	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
789–995	823	85-90%	27	21.00–27.50	$25.50	$210	—
760–1206	941	85-90%	94	30.00–46.00	$39.46	$371	—
740–1195	958	85-90%	136	45.00–57.50	$52.50	$503	+27.50
755–1187	1095	85-90%	71	57.00–66.00	$61.11	$669	+0.13

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1368	1204	80-85%	108	55.00–65.00	$60.87	$733	+8.04
1065–1302	1210	80-85%	76	65.00–75.50	$68.09	$824	+15.26
1210–1285	1251	80-85%	12	42.50–54.00	$50.11	$627	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1420	1383	75-80%	7	55.00–61.00	$59.20	$819	—
1320–1870	1466	75-80%	49	69.00–77.00	$71.48	$1,048	—
1330–1880	1478	75-80%	100	60.00–69.50	$66.37	$981	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782	782	12	61.00	$61.00	$477	—
1003–1870	1170	46	62.00–81.00	$71.90	$841	—
1160–2085	1650	29	82.00–97.00	$92.13	$1,520	—
1555–2355	1989	13	97.00–107.00	$101.35	$2,016	+1.10

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$874
856–1170	1008	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	102.50–120.00	$115.78	$1,167

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
957–1120	1027	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	85.00–110.00	$96.69	$993

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070 fancy	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,250.00	$1,250.00
980–1385	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	292	875.00–1,325.00	$1,128.50
1035–1365	1216	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	800.00–1,175.00	$1,008.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1087–1685	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	136	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,452.63
1125–1420	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,050.00–1,160.00	$1,132.01
1105–1470 fancy	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	1,600.00–1,835.00	$1,673.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
984	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	900.00	$900.00
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–975	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	98	1,450.00–1,810.00	$1,739.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
990–1060	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	950.00–1,300.00	$1,028.57

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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
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1045	1045	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
970–1140	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,416.67	—
984–1115	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00	—
960–1120	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,329.61	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1085–1125	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,266.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.