Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	748	2,203	1,109
Slaughter cattle	504	874	712
Replacement cattle	244	1,329	397

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. The offering included several small dispersals providing a few replacement cattle. Demand was good for the better quality replacements. Supply was moderate and demand very good for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1070	951	80-85%	13	89.00–97.50	$93.08	$885	—
883–1432	1170	80-85%	112	99.00–112.50	$106.69	$1,248	-4.49
1000–1405	1202	80-85%	31	112.00–120.00	$115.98	$1,394	-3.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	2	69.00–72.00	$70.50	$550	—
825–1068	952	85-90%	37	75.00–86.00	$81.33	$774	—
945–1290	1109	85-90%	13	104.00–111.50	$108.42	$1,202	—
810–1340	1164	85-90%	98	87.50–105.00	$96.15	$1,119	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1575	1345	75-80%	46	107.00–118.00	$112.66	$1,515	—
1140–1750	1450	75-80%	23	117.00–131.00	$124.62	$1,807	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1320	1278	6	101.00–116.00	$112.09	$1,433	—
1320–2225	1612	20	116.00–130.00	$124.30	$2,004	—
1605–2205	1883	8	130.00–150.00	$137.83	$2,595	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–805	719	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	132.50–180.00	$142.26	$1,023
728	728	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	95.00	$95.00	$692
723–873	766	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	194.00–205.00	$202.72	$1,553

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
867	867	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,682
920–1270	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	142.50–191.00	$164.03	$1,704

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1275	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	109.00–135.00	$119.75	$1,318

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1360	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	116.00–140.00	$121.53	$1,434

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
767	767	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	97.50	$97.50	$748

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
855–1000	959	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	900.00–1,050.00	$1,009.82
975–1040	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,268.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1125	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,234.73
1055–1365	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,413.90
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1300	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	118.00–133.00	$126.09	$1,519
1177–1310	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	115.00–119.00	$116.56	$1,463

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1195	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,425.00–1,675.00	$1,650.05

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1420–1485	1469	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,763.74

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
802–850	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
919	919	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	167.50	$167.50	$1,539

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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
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	-166.67
1150–1280	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,938.89	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
850–1045	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,500.00	—
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.