Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,044	1,477	881
Slaughter cattle	804	1,168	781
Replacement cattle	240	309	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. Supply was heavy 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
782–1025	833	85-90%	9	40.00–57.50	$50.09	$417	—
725–1065	951	85-90%	28	61.00–73.00	$70.60	$671	-18.21
755–1215	1024	85-90%	116	74.00–91.00	$84.96	$870	+5.40
959–1195	1047	85-90%	116	91.00–98.00	$93.64	$980	+14.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013–1315	1173	80-85%	140	82.00–98.50	$94.75	$1,111	+5.30
1015–1305	1210	80-85%	83	97.50–115.00	$101.68	$1,230	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2005	1404	75-80%	94	93.00–104.50	$100.31	$1,408	+9.13
1325–1865	1512	75-80%	36	104.00–117.00	$108.53	$1,641	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1765	1370	4	96.00–106.00	$101.69	$1,393	+0.38
1255–2435	1664	26	101.00–121.00	$111.32	$1,852	—
1358–2220	1748	23	119.00–133.00	$125.45	$2,193	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
882	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,323
868–1170	973	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	146.00–170.00	$159.96	$1,556

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
962–1265	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	107.50–120.00	$112.98	$1,285
1163	1163	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,599

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	112.50	$112.50	$984
1041	1041	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,197

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
866	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	110.00	$110.00	$953

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1067	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,130.00	$1,130.00
1110–1235	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	1,210.00–1,385.00	$1,325.21
1171–1361	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	1,230.00–1,385.00	$1,256.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1090	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,050.00–1,360.00	$1,173.31
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,055.00	$1,055.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390–1470	1414	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,375.00–1,485.00	$1,409.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1007	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,040.00–1,100.00	$1,069.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1067	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,280.00	$1,280.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,685.00	$1,685.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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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.