Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

1,669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,669	773	1,414
Slaughter cattle	1,363	676	1,301
Replacement cattle	306	97	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
1035–1320	1159	80-85%	24	81.00–93.00	$88.74	$1,028	-16.34
1012–1340	1193	80-85%	288	93.00–103.00	$98.21	$1,172	-12.40
1020–1315	1217	80-85%	88	103.00–112.00	$105.31	$1,282	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1120	881	85-90%	25	37.50–65.00	$55.62	$490	—
770–1210	983	85-90%	120	70.00–82.50	$77.04	$757	-16.49
832–1235	1033	85-90%	140	83.00–95.00	$90.32	$933	-13.86
760–1175	1035	85-90%	73	95.00–105.00	$97.76	$1,012	-6.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1750	1410	75-80%	163	94.00–111.00	$102.35	$1,443	+8.86
1415–1605	1491	75-80%	4	83.00–91.00	$87.86	$1,310	—
1322–1840	1523	75-80%	40	110.00–123.50	$114.30	$1,741	-0.80

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760	1760	65-75%	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,218	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058	1058	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,566	—
1220–2345	1580	39	111.00–126.00	$119.05	$1,881	—
1215–2330	1596	8	103.00–111.00	$108.01	$1,724	—
1670–2170	1913	18	125.00–144.00	$131.84	$2,522	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
747–901	838	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	160.00–185.00	$176.76	$1,481
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,700

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
758–766	762	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	130.00–140.00	$134.42	$1,024
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	123.00	$123.00	$1,150

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
887–948	922	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	147.00–167.50	$159.05	$1,466
1053	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	120.00	$120.00	$1,264

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1034	1034	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,603

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1060–1232	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	1,200.00–1,625.00	$1,449.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
897–991	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,000.00–1,065.00	$1,019.38
1057–1135	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,130.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1123–1380	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,609.27

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–851	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	800.00–975.00	$881.56

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
760–810	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,583.33	—
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1060–1120	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,933.33	+133.33

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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.