Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

1,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,148	1,289	516
Slaughter cattle	869	1,043	469
Replacement cattle	279	246	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. A high dressing slaughter cow sold for 116.00. Volume is over double of last year. 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
711–1058	874	85-90%	14	60.00–77.50	$69.44	$607	+0.43
745–1063	914	85-90%	6	42.50–52.50	$49.73	$455	—
765–1215	1012	85-90%	137	78.00–96.00	$88.91	$900	—
808–1190	1049	85-90%	68	95.50–104.50	$98.56	$1,034	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1315	1194	80-85%	159	92.00–101.00	$96.72	$1,155	—
1065–1306	1203	80-85%	55	99.00–108.00	$102.66	$1,235	+5.72
1223–1250	1239	80-85%	8	85.00–88.50	$86.76	$1,075	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1321–1650	1375	75-80%	164	95.00–103.50	$98.56	$1,355	+6.21
1345–1550	1415	75-80%	10	88.00–94.00	$90.49	$1,280	-9.44
1310–1630	1452	75-80%	36	103.50–111.00	$106.14	$1,541	-2.26

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	65-75%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1425	1355	2	96.00–98.00	$97.05	$1,315	—
1193–2055	1557	32	109.00–123.00	$116.56	$1,815	—
1535–2215	1950	14	124.00–133.00	$127.23	$2,481	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
939–964	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	100.00	$100.00	$950

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1012–1475	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	107.50–119.00	$116.16	$1,288

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
846–1077	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	160.00–174.00	$166.08	$1,553
1022	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,737

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	112.50	$112.50	$962
861	861	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	116.00	$116.00	$999

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1065–1250	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,378.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1123	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,145.00–1,300.00	$1,219.71
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280–1340	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,686.63

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1023	1023	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,730.00	$1,730.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,710.00	$1,710.00	—
1020–1180	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,775.00–2,150.00	$1,995.00	-218.46
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
965–980	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,600.00–1,885.00	$1,809.00	+284.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.