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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 713 1,529
Slaughter cattle 744 607 896
Replacement cattle 116 106 633

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1325 1188 80-85% 44 108.50–120.00 $111.84 $1,329 —
1025–1385 1200 80-85% 168 94.00–107.50 $102.50 $1,230 -1.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1130 925 85-90% 19 60.00–73.00 $68.16 $630 —
870–1255 963 85-90% 52 72.50–86.00 $81.61 $786 -0.33
870–1207 1024 85-90% 100 87.00–98.00 $94.17 $964 —
945–1210 1096 85-90% 37 98.00–106.50 $102.78 $1,126 +7.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2085 1468 75-80% 115 100.00–110.00 $106.45 $1,563 -6.63
1340–1930 1514 75-80% 33 110.00–118.50 $112.90 $1,709 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2025 2025 65-75% 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047–1210 1145 10 117.00–139.00 $125.05 $1,432 —
1230–1705 1479 12 103.00–119.00 $113.40 $1,677 —
1340–2455 1713 41 118.00–135.00 $128.72 $2,205 —
1685–1985 1833 5 137.50–144.00 $139.31 $2,554 -4.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1156 1156 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 148.00 $148.00 $1,711
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1123 1004 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 137.00–141.00 $138.59 $1,391
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1245 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 115.00–129.00 $119.37 $1,375

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1102 1102 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1080–1160 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,534.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1230–1460 1324 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,975.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
742 742 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,365.00 $1,365.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —

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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.