Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

1,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,477	2,435	779
Slaughter cattle	1,168	1,368	726
Replacement cattle	309	1,067	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1320	1177	80-85%	297	83.00–94.00	$89.45	$1,053	-0.61
1094–1330	1190	80-85%	42	67.00–83.50	$77.27	$920	-18.56
1087–1290	1197	80-85%	34	94.00–103.00	$96.15	$1,151	+0.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1165	936	85-90%	57	57.50–72.00	$66.47	$622	+0.74
715–1220	977	85-90%	110	85.00–97.00	$88.81	$868	+7.51
805–1230	1040	85-90%	202	72.00–85.00	$79.56	$827	-9.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1326–1550	1398	75-80%	17	76.00–86.00	$83.32	$1,165	—
1314–1705	1408	75-80%	125	87.00–95.00	$91.18	$1,284	-0.07
1325–1745	1466	75-80%	36	95.00–105.00	$97.30	$1,426	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1455	1371	7	98.50–103.00	$101.31	$1,389	—
1291–2080	1593	34	104.00–119.00	$111.14	$1,770	—
1525–2250	1840	15	118.50–131.50	$122.38	$2,252	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1102	1006	(<2 yrs)	Open	29	136.00–149.00	$145.49	$1,464
931–1135	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	103.00–120.00	$111.07	$1,170

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1017	967	(<2 yrs)	Open	32	150.00–169.00	$156.98	$1,518
993	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,301

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
958	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	100.00	$100.00	$958

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	105.00	$105.00	$824

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1120–1390	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	1,400.00–1,510.00	$1,485.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00
940–1210	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,136.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	975.00–1,100.00	$1,019.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
727–793	756	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,095.00–1,230.00	$1,157.07

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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
970–1035	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,450.00–1,800.00	$1,650.00	-75.00
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00	$1,750.00	-175.00
1040–1185	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,325.00–1,710.00	$1,574.29	-275.71
1070–1220	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,600.00–1,975.00	$1,779.76	+127.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00	$1,875.00	-1,125.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.