Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

1,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,006	970	940
Slaughter cattle	837	752	895
Replacement cattle	169	218	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1330	1206	80-85%	86	116.00–127.50	$119.99	$1,447	-0.10
1060–1353	1243	80-85%	117	105.00–116.00	$111.22	$1,382	-1.47
1195–1362	1276	80-85%	23	90.00–104.00	$99.91	$1,275	-0.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1373–1795	1442	75-80%	30	95.00–105.00	$102.63	$1,480	-9.05
1363–1710	1446	75-80%	130	106.00–116.00	$110.38	$1,596	-1.30
1350–1920	1567	75-80%	66	116.00–128.00	$122.01	$1,912	-0.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1045	921	85-90%	28	32.50–75.00	$62.09	$572	—
765–1195	1016	85-90%	52	77.50–98.00	$88.98	$904	—
845–1197	1045	85-90%	25	112.00–122.50	$118.14	$1,235	—
710–1243	1112	85-90%	105	97.50–112.00	$106.01	$1,179	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
993	993	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,862	—
1182	1182	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,773	—
1280–1985	1505	23	105.00–144.00	$132.46	$1,994	—
1290–2185	1755	33	142.00–158.00	$150.13	$2,635	—
1545–2055	1802	6	160.00–175.00	$164.67	$2,967	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
848	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,908
930–1147	1073	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	200.00–215.00	$207.68	$2,228

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
901 thin fleshed	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	229.00	$229.00	$2,063
693–1008	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	140.00–185.00	$155.96	$1,429

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1022–1065	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	139.00–155.00	$145.50	$1,513

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1254	1217	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	140.00–145.00	$143.61	$1,748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1460	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,752.13
1160–1340	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,700.00–2,200.00	$2,003.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1490	1299	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,325.00–2,700.00	$2,424.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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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.