Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

1,855 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	1,855	720	1,289
Slaughter cattle	912	635	1,043
Replacement cattle	943	85	246

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. High quality was in demand in the replacement auction. The top bull sold for 5,300.00. The high selling bred cows sold for 3,150.00 with the top bred heifers at 2,950.00. The high selling cow/calf pairs sold for 3,100.00.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510–1670	1593	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	4,500.00–5,300.00	$4,919.31	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1590–1700	1623	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	3,000.00–4,200.00	$3,462.25	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1340	1224	80-85%	238	122.50–136.50	$132.18	$1,618	-8.43
1025–1340	1230	80-85%	101	137.00–148.00	$139.59	$1,717	-1.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1115	923	85-90%	6	67.00–94.00	$82.51	$762	—
825–1195	994	85-90%	25	96.00–112.50	$105.26	$1,046	+29.16
820–1236	1052	85-90%	138	114.00–127.00	$120.41	$1,267	—
890–1235	1078	85-90%	48	127.00–138.00	$129.69	$1,398	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2060	1437	75-80%	81	127.00–140.00	$134.68	$1,935	-1.30
1327–1765	1482	75-80%	27	140.00–160.00	$145.45	$2,156	—
1465–1702	1535	75-80%	8	120.00–122.50	$121.48	$1,865	-24.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046–1245	1123	13	142.50–148.00	$144.85	$1,627	—
1200	1200	3	178.00	$178.00	$2,136	—
1240–2375	1668	25	152.50–175.00	$162.39	$2,709	—
1572–2240	1897	15	175.00–192.50	$183.42	$3,479	—
1560–2095	1905	4	132.00–147.50	$137.63	$2,622	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
748–1031	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	200.00–218.00	$202.93	$1,897

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
842–1097	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	145.00–160.00	$151.97	$1,509

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
753	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,167
817	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	157.50	$157.50	$1,287

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
788–923	856	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	140.00–180.00	$158.42	$1,356

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
863	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,553

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,625.00	$2,625.00
1065–1185	1094	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,767.46
1120–1125	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,814.07
1075–1385	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	185	1,700.00–2,475.00	$2,164.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1125–1280	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	90	2,475.00–3,150.00	$2,939.02
1390–1450	1413	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,700.00–2,300.00	$2,078.93

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1030–1065	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,098.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
942	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1040–1180	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	111	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,719.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–990	941	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,400.00–2,450.00	$2,413.15
900–1020	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,850.00–2,450.00	$2,131.25
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
985–1090	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,200.00	—
940–1070	1041	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	2,800.00–3,100.00	$3,031.58	—
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1075–1080	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	2,050.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00	—
1080–1180	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	2,300.00–3,000.00	$2,713.64	—
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1145–1160	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,750.00–2,825.00	$2,800.00	—
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–985	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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
990	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.