Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

1,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,231	1,115	2,257
Slaughter cattle	1,000	928	1,402
Replacement cattle	231	187	855

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. 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
1010–1336	1179	80-85%	277	88.50–103.00	$97.27	$1,147	-1.02
1045–1325	1187	80-85%	17	81.00–90.50	$86.50	$1,027	-11.79
1070–1335	1212	80-85%	55	103.00–112.00	$105.39	$1,277	-0.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1005	872	85-90%	8	40.00–59.00	$50.90	$444	+0.96
719–1150	939	85-90%	43	61.00–77.50	$69.96	$657	—
745–1207	1024	85-90%	192	76.00–93.50	$86.49	$886	+0.97
830–1195	1055	85-90%	65	93.00–102.00	$95.75	$1,010	-1.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1505	1396	75-80%	8	86.00–93.00	$90.66	$1,266	+3.66
1330–1795	1429	75-80%	102	95.00–105.50	$100.37	$1,434	-2.87
1338–1845	1521	75-80%	35	105.50–119.00	$108.91	$1,657	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1375	1285	4	101.00–109.00	$105.62	$1,357	—
1285–2260	1686	29	111.00–127.00	$119.32	$2,012	+0.36
1660–2135	1870	11	127.50–136.00	$131.61	$2,461	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1230	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	65	107.50–130.00	$114.84	$1,232
958–1125	1076	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	135.00–140.00	$136.31	$1,467

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
791–920	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	97.50–112.50	$100.38	$875

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
841–861	853	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	115.00–118.00	$116.18	$991
942	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,083

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1193	1043	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	140.00–172.50	$147.95	$1,543

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1064	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,385.00	$1,385.00
1005–1190	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,261.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1210	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,475.00–1,675.00	$1,542.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

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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
985–1090	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,641.67	+241.67

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.