Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	923	681	894
Slaughter cattle	780	506	796
Replacement cattle	143	175	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago slaughter cows traded 5.00-8.00 higher with the most gain on Boner cows. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy with very good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1345	1196	80-85%	138	67.00–79.50	$74.88	$896	+11.81
1095–1320	1236	80-85%	85	78.00–89.00	$81.94	$1,013	+10.11
1145–1330	1239	80-85%	8	57.00–65.00	$62.11	$770	-9.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1470	1380	75-80%	12	63.00–65.00	$64.67	$892	—
1330–1720	1453	75-80%	124	70.00–80.50	$76.51	$1,112	—
1330–1965	1540	75-80%	64	79.00–87.50	$82.41	$1,269	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
747–880	796	85-90%	5	25.00–35.00	$30.56	$243	—
730–1235	934	85-90%	18	32.50–47.50	$41.54	$388	+3.10
835–1225	1034	85-90%	84	50.00–67.50	$61.62	$637	+6.67
830–1235	1091	85-90%	70	66.00–77.00	$70.79	$772	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1900	1548	8	87.00–94.00	$90.36	$1,399	—
1365–1990	1648	24	94.00–105.00	$99.57	$1,641	—
1605–2125	1860	20	105.00–119.00	$109.53	$2,037	+6.42

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
902–1087	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	87.50–111.00	$96.77	$945

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1005	877	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	135.00–150.00	$140.97	$1,236

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
817	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	110.50	$110.50	$903

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1028	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	74.50	$74.50	$766

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1113	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,260.00	$1,260.00
980–1240	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,073.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1142–1299	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,260.00–1,585.00	$1,475.91

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1070	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	825.00–980.00	$918.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–960	916	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	975.00–1,125.00	$1,048.73

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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.