Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

2,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,710	1,141	1,156
Slaughter cattle	1,361	1,037	1,050
Replacement cattle	1,349	104	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. The replacement auction included several high quality lots. The top selling cow-calf pairs sold for 2,675.00 and the top selling bred cows sold for 2,450.00.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450–1600	1512	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	2,200.00–2,700.00	$2,447.35	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1330	1191	80-85%	55	94.00–105.00	$97.77	$1,164	—
1016–1375	1194	80-85%	374	80.00–93.00	$87.56	$1,045	—
1090–1304	1205	80-85%	12	77.50–80.00	$79.65	$960	-8.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1590	1426	75-80%	86	79.00–87.50	$84.57	$1,206	-0.83
1313–1797	1435	75-80%	188	87.00–98.00	$91.52	$1,313	-2.97
1365–1865	1593	75-80%	20	98.00–116.00	$102.89	$1,639	-1.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1045	903	85-90%	3	40.00–52.50	$46.10	$416	-48.44
720–1237	984	85-90%	45	55.00–74.00	$65.73	$647	-3.18
890–1201	1049	85-90%	32	87.00–98.00	$90.51	$949	—
758–1230	1060	85-90%	179	75.00–88.00	$81.05	$859	-1.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1710	1436	10	85.00–106.00	$99.88	$1,434	—
1205–2160	1640	37	105.00–115.00	$110.64	$1,814	—
1465–2095	1912	19	115.00–125.00	$118.29	$2,262	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–865	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	120.00–135.00	$131.57	$1,112

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
856–1003	891	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	132.50–152.50	$139.37	$1,242
1238	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	117.50	$117.50	$1,455

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
872–885	877	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	190.00–192.00	$191.27	$1,677
1188	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,734

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,107

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1155	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,341.88
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1035–1370	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	218	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,458.71
1060–1390	1229	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,269.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1120	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,975.32
1125–1140	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	1,750.00–1,860.00	$1,818.04
1085–1430	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	207	1,600.00–2,450.00	$2,018.96
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–970	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	850.00–1,400.00	$1,182.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1137	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	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 $
1020–1060	1056	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1070	1070	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00
720–790	736	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	875.00–1,150.00	$944.41

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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
920–1070	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,340.00	—
1020–1160	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,837.50	-112.50
1030–1230	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	82	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,166.46	—
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1105–1340	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	68	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,689.71	—
1070–1320	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,325.00–2,575.00	$2,470.83	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1090–1140	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,625.00–2,675.00	$2,645.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1060	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.