Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	639	2,120	762
Slaughter cattle	512	1,366	606
Replacement cattle	127	754	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Quality bred cows were in demand as a draft traded at 1,610 per head. Supply was light 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
765–1170	953	85-90%	4	15.00–30.00	$25.23	$240	-15.89
800–1225	953	85-90%	26	39.00–50.00	$45.58	$434	+4.46
830–1205	1037	85-90%	78	52.50–66.00	$61.55	$638	+2.04
775–1225	1079	85-90%	75	65.50–74.00	$69.13	$746	+1.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1335	1185	80-85%	70	64.00–74.00	$69.78	$827	—
1060–1330	1217	80-85%	42	74.00–83.50	$77.65	$945	+3.22
1255–1315	1285	80-85%	2	58.00–62.00	$60.05	$772	-1.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1540	1413	75-80%	6	58.00–65.00	$62.67	$886	-8.17
1320–1730	1433	75-80%	42	68.00–78.50	$74.45	$1,067	+3.61
1330–1920	1513	75-80%	50	78.00–85.00	$80.25	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1375	1289	10	81.00–90.00	$87.16	$1,123	—
1280–1880	1542	21	79.00–93.00	$88.62	$1,367	—
1320–2210	1671	14	91.00–103.00	$98.23	$1,641	-1.12
1875–2275	2067	10	103.00–115.50	$106.43	$2,200	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–938	929	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	75.00–96.50	$82.09	$763
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,173

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798	798	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	87.50	$87.50	$698

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1290	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	950.00–1,225.00	$1,081.83
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1420	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,310.00–1,610.00	$1,451.14

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1140	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	725.00–850.00	$803.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1156	1033	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,077.08

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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.