Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

1,918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,918	858	1,739
Slaughter cattle	1,089	754	1,284
Replacement cattle	829	104	455

Market comments — USDA reporter

This report combines the regular/slaughter replacement sale with the special replacement sale tonite. Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. In the special sale bred cows sold up to 2,150 per head with pairs selling up to 2,800. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390–1690	1478	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	1,800.00–2,750.00	$2,256.54	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240–1480	1360	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,827.94	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
721–1155	824	85-90%	18	32.00–55.00	$47.35	$390	—
705–1175	922	85-90%	31	55.00–71.00	$69.02	$636	—
725–1225	1006	85-90%	210	72.50–88.00	$82.52	$830	—
717–1232	1032	85-90%	121	87.00–97.50	$90.27	$932	-2.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1350	1205	80-85%	186	84.00–97.50	$92.59	$1,116	+9.79
1100–1270	1216	80-85%	6	67.50–79.00	$73.14	$889	-9.66
1030–1315	1219	80-85%	69	96.00–106.00	$99.08	$1,208	+16.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1685	1434	75-80%	25	98.00–110.00	$101.01	$1,448	+6.25
1313–1650	1447	75-80%	89	86.00–98.00	$93.60	$1,354	+8.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1315	1181	9	85.00–104.00	$96.56	$1,140	—
1200–1292	1231	9	107.00–115.00	$109.85	$1,352	+10.87
1455–1490	1467	3	90.00–102.00	$97.94	$1,437	—
1315–2465	1688	39	100.00–115.00	$109.71	$1,852	—
1360–2270	1787	13	114.00–132.00	$119.56	$2,137	-5.53

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
849–1076	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	101.00–105.00	$102.38	$1,008

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–956	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	122.00–140.00	$128.89	$1,141
1081	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	104.00	$104.00	$1,124

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1062	914	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	132.50–150.00	$143.22	$1,309
1206	1206	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	124.00	$124.00	$1,495

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
762	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	105.00	$105.00	$800

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1095–1185	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	39	1,435.00–1,625.00	$1,513.35
1080–1160	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,375.00–1,725.00	$1,543.75
1080–1640	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	126	1,525.00–2,150.00	$1,648.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,600.00	$1,600.00
970–1085	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,077.94
1015–1460	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	137	1,150.00–1,650.00	$1,335.05
1051–1210	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	975.00–1,250.00	$1,103.12

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,375.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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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
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
980–990	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,691.67	—
1010–1115	1031	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,610.00	—
940–1090	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,495.24	—
930–1090	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,853.85	—
1065–1085	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,025.00	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1140–1260	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	1,925.00–2,175.00	$2,007.89	—
1140–1260	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1160–1190	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,653.85	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–970	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,621.15	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.