Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

2,727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,727	805	1,014
Slaughter cattle	1,257	670	843
Replacement cattle	1,452	135	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. Leading off the replacement portion of the auction was a group of fancy registered Charolais bulls leading the sale with the top bull at 3,200. The top selling bred cows sold for 2,600 with the top selling cow-calf pairs at 3,150.

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1500	1395	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,800.00–3,200.00	$2,656.27	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1560–1725	1646	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,859.11	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1345	1196	80-85%	399	87.00–98.00	$92.86	$1,111	-13.74
1045–1366	1212	80-85%	90	98.00–107.00	$100.83	$1,222	+5.08
1092–1321	1255	80-85%	36	75.00–87.50	$82.56	$1,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1035	950	85-90%	25	94.00–105.00	$99.48	$945	+24.14
735–1230	975	85-90%	19	35.00–67.00	$58.33	$569	+1.64
815–1205	1022	85-90%	50	57.50–80.00	$75.65	$773	—
750–1228	1069	85-90%	219	79.00–93.00	$87.00	$930	-3.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1702	1426	75-80%	117	96.00–108.00	$100.32	$1,431	+4.87
1342–1715	1454	75-80%	40	80.00–95.00	$90.86	$1,321	—
1340–1725	1539	75-80%	31	108.00–115.00	$111.30	$1,713	-7.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1088	1080	9	160.00–161.00	$160.67	$1,735	—
1285–1770	1442	6	95.00–109.00	$104.20	$1,503	—
1260–2220	1685	35	109.00–123.00	$115.36	$1,944	-0.79
1420–2110	1729	22	120.00–131.00	$125.11	$2,163	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
892–1205	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	140.00–160.00	$145.77	$1,450

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1021	881	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	182.50–205.00	$193.45	$1,704
891–1081	972	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	177.50–196.00	$187.19	$1,819

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
953–1072	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	125.00–132.50	$128.90	$1,311

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
881	881	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,057

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	2,275.00	$2,275.00
1080–1425	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	344	1,750.00–2,475.00	$2,073.93
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1470 fancy	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1080–1480	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	108	1,200.00–1,800.00	$1,598.34
1095–1310	1197	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,377.62
1140–1360	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,420.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1060	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,434.39
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
868	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00
960–1060	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,557.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1040	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,250.73
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,470.00	—
1040–1285	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	128	1,800.00–2,450.00	$2,229.69	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,175.00	—
1085–1190	1126	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,869.44	—
1170–1340	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,166.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—
1085–1260	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,728.57	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Open Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Open	12	805.00	$805.00	—
912	912	Open	6	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.