Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

2,435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,435	1,351	1,942
Slaughter cattle	1,368	1,162	1,167
Replacement cattle	1,067	189	775

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. This report combines the regular/slaughter replacement sale with the special replacement sale tonite. Extremely dry weather for this time of the year brought in several hundred more cows. Quality pairs topped the sale at 3,000 per pair. Several quality replacement young bulls were in the offering selling up to 2,800. Supply was heavy with 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
1405–1570	1511	(<2 yrs)	N/A	15	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,468.03	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1420	1275	(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,664.41	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1320	1175	80-85%	317	83.00–95.00	$90.06	$1,058	-0.38
1080–1320	1179	80-85%	7	71.00–81.00	$76.37	$900	-14.07
1045–1310	1183	80-85%	82	94.00–102.00	$95.83	$1,134	+5.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1005	817	85-90%	6	40.00–53.00	$45.70	$373	-6.94
700–1160	940	85-90%	34	55.00–71.00	$65.73	$618	—
765–1188	996	85-90%	220	72.00–86.00	$81.30	$810	+1.34
835–1195	1014	85-90%	114	85.00–95.00	$88.99	$902	+0.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1750	1415	75-80%	141	86.00–95.00	$91.25	$1,291	-1.96
1311–1865	1417	75-80%	91	95.00–105.50	$98.81	$1,400	+5.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1935	1519	4	84.00–97.50	$93.81	$1,425	—
1265–2165	1549	40	101.00–116.00	$109.02	$1,689	—
1230–2385	1771	35	115.00–133.00	$120.47	$2,134	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
813 fancy	813	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	176.00	$176.00	$1,431
845–1028	939	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	143.00–172.00	$159.13	$1,494
1218	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,596

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1082	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	93.00–115.00	$99.11	$913

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
801–885	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	120.00–142.50	$126.96	$1,092

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
708	708	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$779
738–821	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	97.50–115.00	$107.95	$847

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1095	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,101.69
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,285.00	$1,285.00
960–1326	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	205	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,195.29
1188–1220	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,050.00–1,220.00	$1,138.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1230	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	1,475.00–1,700.00	$1,499.21
1130 fancy	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1120–1430	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,534.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–890	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	835.00–850.00	$846.51

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	810.00	$810.00
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–970	869	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,146.32
970 fancy	970	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	795.00	$795.00

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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
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
910–1105	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,925.00	—
1090–1105	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	2,150.00–2,700.00	$2,287.50	—
990–1210	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,776.34	—
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,850.00	$1,850.00	+50.00
1020–1235	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	78	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,651.92	-148.08
1210	1210	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1070	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,376.92	—
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+100.00

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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.