Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

3,060 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,060	940	681
Slaughter cattle	1,035	895	506
Replacement cattle	2,025	45	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonight. Several hundred high quality replacement cattle were in the offering. The top bred cows sold for 2,800 per head and the top cow-calf pairs sold for 3,400. There was standing room only for this last auction of the year with 3,060 head in the sale offering. This was the largest cow auction this year at JRS. The total number of cattle sold by Joplin Regional Stockyards this year is just under 550,000 head.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420–1640	1528	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,980.36	—
1680	1680	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1570	1570	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1312	1188	80-85%	111	95.00–108.00	$99.03	$1,176	—
1050–1321	1210	80-85%	183	84.00–96.00	$90.39	$1,094	+1.41
1135–1335	1243	80-85%	10	72.00–85.00	$79.41	$987	-16.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1323–1760	1400	75-80%	121	85.00–96.00	$92.48	$1,295	+0.06
1330–1785	1467	75-80%	83	96.00–110.00	$99.62	$1,461	—
1350–1675	1513	75-80%	5	78.00–81.00	$80.46	$1,217	-16.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1090	924	85-90%	22	60.00–72.00	$68.22	$630	—
780–1220	929	85-90%	10	41.00–58.00	$47.37	$440	—
800–1210	1031	85-90%	108	75.00–87.00	$81.14	$837	-7.22
835–1215	1044	85-90%	42	87.00–98.00	$89.91	$939	+10.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	4	102.00	$102.00	$1,158	—
1206	1206	3	106.00	$106.00	$1,278	—
1255–1575	1346	13	91.50–103.00	$95.39	$1,284	—
1180–2000	1529	26	104.00–117.50	$111.38	$1,703	—
1285–2335	1815	31	116.00–141.00	$126.02	$2,287	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
809–965	862	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	144.00–152.00	$145.78	$1,257
756–1088	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	145.00–160.00	$150.11	$1,480

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
911–1286	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	104.00–115.00	$109.08	$1,216

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
814	814	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	186.00	$186.00	$1,514

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
867	867	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1140 fancy	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,697.53
1125 fancy	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1160–1210	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,882.91
1020–1460	1234	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,260.09
1085–1495	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	233	1,700.00–2,425.00	$2,066.99
1280–1420	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,560.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,481.82
1010–1365	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	221	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,700.11
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1070–1406	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	81	1,185.00–1,700.00	$1,342.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00
960–1260	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,100.00–1,575.00	$1,415.52
1080–1266	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	985.00–1,300.00	$1,072.32

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,300.00	$1,300.00
785–965	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,406.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1180	1054	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	274	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,403.34
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	77	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1085	1085	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–890	856	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	1,500.00–1,825.00	$1,696.10
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1080	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,709.09	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1085–1120	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,942.11	—
1085–1120	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1100–1280	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	2,500.00–3,050.00	$2,890.54	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1085–1110	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,566.67	—
1010–1190	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,177.78	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.