Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	269	639	1,458
Slaughter cattle	224	512	607
Replacement cattle	45	127	851

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough receipts for a market comparison. Heavy snow in parts of the area caused the supply to be light. Slaughter cows traded up to 92. Total supply was light 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
1015–1230	1140	80-85%	34	70.00–80.00	$76.00	$866	—
1030–1310	1217	80-85%	30	78.00–89.00	$82.12	$999	+4.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1730	1502	75-80%	17	73.00–85.50	$80.92	$1,215	+0.67
1330–1715	1555	75-80%	33	85.00–92.00	$86.71	$1,348	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1080	877	85-90%	3	45.00–52.50	$48.72	$427	—
805–1220	1024	85-90%	10	56.00–67.50	$61.40	$629	-0.15
950–1165	1033	85-90%	19	66.00–79.00	$72.22	$746	+10.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1138	1084	6	80.00–88.00	$84.20	$913	—
1221–1535	1321	10	73.50–94.00	$85.73	$1,132	—
1205–1850	1463	8	90.00–99.00	$94.78	$1,387	—
1495–1870	1790	6	104.00–113.00	$108.97	$1,951	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1085	991	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	84.00–94.00	$90.84	$900

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
816	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	75.00	$75.00	$612

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,004

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1470	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,287.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1240	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$848.41

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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
1040–1240	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,542.86	—
1080–1230	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,675.00–1,900.00	$1,837.50	—

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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.