Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

2,233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,233	620	615
Slaughter cattle	1,211	521	568
Replacement cattle	1,022	99	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold up to 154.00 with slaughter bulls topping at 178.50. This report combines the slaughter/replacement sale with the special replacement auction tonite. Bred cows sold up to 3,125.00 per head with cow-calf pairs selling up to 3,525.00. Internet purchasing was active.

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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
1205–1210	1209	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,100.00–2,900.00	$2,449.53	—
1340–1480	1425	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,835.91	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390–1520	1455	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,756.70	—
1625	1625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1330	1208	80-85%	100	130.00–146.00	$135.46	$1,636	+25.01
1065–1360	1216	80-85%	222	116.00–131.00	$125.21	$1,523	+14.76
1040–1370	1226	80-85%	5	103.00–116.00	$110.98	$1,361	+0.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1005	835	85-90%	15	85.00–102.50	$93.66	$782	+9.91
715–1010	908	85-90%	3	75.00–79.00	$77.53	$704	—
767–1112	1001	85-90%	74	121.50–136.00	$126.98	$1,271	+19.44
720–1230	1046	85-90%	134	101.00–121.00	$112.47	$1,176	+4.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1820	1448	75-80%	133	120.00–136.00	$129.27	$1,872	—
1349–1870	1449	75-80%	41	136.00–154.00	$139.69	$2,024	—
1345–1645	1503	75-80%	3	113.00–117.50	$115.86	$1,741	-16.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1053–1142	1099	13	172.00–197.50	$180.43	$1,983	—
1260–2270	1733	29	139.00–162.00	$151.14	$2,619	—
1340–2220	1824	43	157.00–178.50	$165.24	$3,014	+7.76

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
836–990	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	140.00–176.00	$163.17	$1,500

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
884–978	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	138.00–140.00	$138.86	$1,298

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,538

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,950

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Bred Cows

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)	10	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1060–1270	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	142	1,700.00–2,550.00	$2,075.12
1110–1290	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,746.98
1065–1320	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,911.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1043–1490	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,335.14
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1120–1520 fancy	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	2,750.00–3,125.00	$2,842.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
931	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,585.00	$1,585.00
940–1040	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,690.15

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1090	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,261.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,650.00	$2,650.00

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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
1085–1185	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	58	2,950.00–3,525.00	$3,264.66	—
1085–1525	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	2,900.00–3,350.00	$3,116.67	—
1165–1230	1199	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	2,700.00–2,975.00	$2,843.48	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
975–1135	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	2,350.00–2,750.00	$2,512.16	—
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00	-150.00
1065–1165	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,450.00	$2,450.00	-150.00
1060–1185	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,083.33	-516.67
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
980–1065	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,743.10	—
1045–1060	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,773.33	—

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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.