Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

1,455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,455	274	269
Slaughter cattle	804	267	224
Replacement cattle	651	7	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The top selling slaughter cows sold for 134.00. The top selling slaughter bull was a Limousin that sold for 160.50. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. 17 head of extra fancy 3rd stage Red Angus heifers topped the replacement portion of the auction at 2,885.00 per head. High quality replacement heifers and cows were in demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1080	901	85-90%	25	55.00–76.00	$70.16	$632	—
800–1215	993	85-90%	16	77.50–90.00	$83.57	$830	—
805–1220	1046	85-90%	38	102.00–115.00	$105.02	$1,099	-1.71
855–1197	1051	85-90%	146	90.00–102.50	$95.93	$1,008	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1520	1432	75-80%	11	95.00–101.00	$99.79	$1,429	—
1330–1935	1467	75-80%	123	100.00–111.00	$106.34	$1,560	-9.17
1385–1960	1524	75-80%	68	110.00–124.00	$115.16	$1,755	+6.55

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1066–1370	1184	80-85%	47	110.00–122.00	$113.31	$1,342	—
1045–1375	1236	80-85%	131	96.00–112.00	$102.20	$1,263	-11.21
1075–1345	1236	80-85%	15	82.50–97.50	$91.78	$1,134	-21.63

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1481	1481	65-75%	9	134.00	$134.00	$1,985	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,550	—
1275–1775	1539	6	105.00–120.00	$113.00	$1,739	-8.43
1330–2320	1770	29	123.00–139.00	$132.98	$2,354	-3.04
1680–2425	1954	18	139.00–160.50	$144.82	$2,830	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1026	1026	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,436
1138–1233	1177	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	134.00–151.00	$140.63	$1,655

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
894–925	904	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	116.00–117.50	$116.99	$1,058

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
724	724	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,339

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1280	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	1,800.00–2,375.00	$2,204.39
1105–1520	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	223	1,700.00–2,450.00	$2,074.93
1340–1460	1394	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	1,675.00–1,875.00	$1,796.76
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1060–1085	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,232.71
1070–1295	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,441.95
1090–1440	1272	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,467.63
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–890	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,085.00–1,200.00	$1,150.77

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,400.00	$1,400.00
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160 fancy	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	2,800.00–2,885.00	$2,853.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
1105–1230	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,915.63	—
1090–1380	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,164.29	—
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.