Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	270	671	626
Slaughter cattle	207	500	530
Replacement cattle	63	171	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week not enough receipts for a comparison. Supply was light with good demand. At sale time the heat index was over 100 which caused supply to be very light.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1140	807	85-90%	6	47.50–67.50	$59.46	$480	—
705–1140	885	85-90%	9	67.50–85.00	$78.78	$697	—
705–1137	986	85-90%	19	87.50–104.00	$98.30	$969	—
815–1150	999	85-90%	11	104.50–117.50	$108.07	$1,080	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1317	1202	80-85%	29	97.50–109.00	$105.99	$1,274	-7.98
1100–1308	1245	80-85%	13	109.00–117.50	$112.15	$1,396	+18.24
1276	1276	80-85%	3	76.00	$76.00	$970	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1820	1427	75-80%	25	105.00–116.00	$110.62	$1,579	+0.07
1400–1787	1634	75-80%	12	118.00–129.00	$121.55	$1,986	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,346	—
1325–1470	1388	4	114.00–127.00	$118.90	$1,650	—
1630–2150	1889	8	126.00–138.50	$130.00	$2,456	-2.70

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–916	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	120.00–142.50	$134.53	$1,144

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1250	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	178.00–190.00	$182.94	$1,945

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1280	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,030.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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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
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.