Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

2,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,585	1,231	1,277
Slaughter cattle	1,619	1,000	1,139
Replacement cattle	966	231	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. In the replacement sale held this evening quality cow-calf pairs sold up to 2500.00. Bred cows sold up to 2475.00. 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
1460–1500	1480	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,652.03	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390–1480	1435	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,103.14	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1315	1196	80-85%	18	81.00–90.00	$86.42	$1,034	-0.08
1035–1315	1201	80-85%	437	89.00–99.50	$95.48	$1,147	-9.91
1060–1337	1226	80-85%	79	99.00–109.00	$101.57	$1,245	-3.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–990	732	85-90%	9	49.00–50.00	$49.15	$360	—
710–1177	930	85-90%	35	58.00–75.00	$67.51	$628	-2.45
710–1218	1010	85-90%	269	75.00–92.50	$87.36	$882	+0.87
755–1191	1067	85-90%	100	93.00–99.00	$94.94	$1,013	-0.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1332–1682	1419	75-80%	30	85.00–94.00	$92.30	$1,310	-8.07
1310–1750	1425	75-80%	184	94.00–105.00	$98.22	$1,400	-2.15
1325–1715	1486	75-80%	24	104.00–111.00	$106.08	$1,576	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1390	1319	6	103.00–111.00	$107.07	$1,412	—
1265–2140	1648	57	110.00–127.00	$120.91	$1,993	—
1450–2270	1811	19	126.00–142.50	$131.44	$2,380	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
847–1195	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	109.00–125.00	$113.29	$1,131
1086	1086	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,520

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
764 fancy	764	(<2 yrs)	Open	33	201.00	$201.00	$1,536

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
826–942	891	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	150.00–180.00	$172.88	$1,540

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,530

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
696	696	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	110.00	$110.00	$766

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1520	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	174	1,450.00–1,950.00	$1,632.20
1450 fancy	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,475.00	$2,475.00
1450 fancy	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1006–1305	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	134	1,070.00–1,450.00	$1,344.00
1210–1255	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,231.20
1380 fancy	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1090	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,196.99

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220 fancy	1220	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1115–1195	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	65	2,075.00–2,500.00	$2,404.62	—
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
920–1025	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,673.33	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1120–1170	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,000.00–2,075.00	$2,018.75	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	-425.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
860–890	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,492.86	+17.86

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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.