Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

1,434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,434	532	674
Slaughter cattle	847	455	536
Replacement cattle	587	77	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling 6.00-10.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. Replacements were in demand. The top selling bred cows sold for 3200.00/head with the top selling cow-calf pairs at 3650.00/pair.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1745	1745	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1200	891	85-90%	72	72.50–95.00	$78.85	$703	-14.38
730–1250	1019	85-90%	59	98.00–114.00	$106.66	$1,087	-28.57
830–1190	1063	85-90%	34	128.00–136.00	$130.77	$1,390	+7.50
850–1242	1068	85-90%	127	114.00–129.00	$121.10	$1,293	-2.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1356	1244	80-85%	119	124.00–136.00	$130.13	$1,619	-3.67
1137–1340	1251	80-85%	14	137.00–150.00	$142.97	$1,789	+19.84
1075–1340	1259	80-85%	56	115.00–125.00	$120.70	$1,520	-2.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1590	1425	75-80%	20	112.00–125.50	$120.57	$1,718	—
1340–1615	1450	75-80%	61	125.00–139.00	$129.59	$1,879	-5.56
1350–1725	1595	75-80%	28	139.00–151.00	$143.12	$2,283	-5.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
911–1430	1067	14	122.00–139.00	$128.84	$1,375	—
1280–2165	1567	21	138.00–160.00	$150.41	$2,357	—
1525–2490	1867	22	154.00–172.00	$162.97	$3,043	—
1690–2220	1894	7	172.00–179.00	$174.66	$3,308	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–943	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	145.50–147.00	$145.68	$1,358

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
857–906	886	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	195.00–202.00	$197.71	$1,752
1130–1137	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	164.00–175.00	$170.58	$1,933

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
776	776	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	187.50	$187.50	$1,455
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,906

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
802	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,283

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
965–1420	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	1,700.00–2,500.00	$2,114.19
1080–1460	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	61	1,650.00–2,150.00	$1,954.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1430	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	61	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,743.05
1360–1480	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,035.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
920–960	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,683.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1140	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	2,400.00–2,785.00	$2,754.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,615.00	$1,615.00
940–1060	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,242.37

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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
940–1085	1004	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,472.22	—
945–1120	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	2,250.00–3,025.00	$2,600.00	+403.12
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+403.12
970–1170	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	2,600.00–3,050.00	$2,758.70	+561.82
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	-196.88
1120–1170	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,965.00	—
1290–1320	1304	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,454.55	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1370	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.