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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

635 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 518▲ 314 vs year ago 321 · +97.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 219▼ 2 vs year ago 54 · −3.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 4.00-7 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,754	108.34	1,900	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	92.19	1,326	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	91.54	1,087	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	76.74	781	216

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,243	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$1,091	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,041	$1,038	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,486	7

Every lot

20 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	90.19/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,427	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	106.66/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,859	26
Bulls	—	—	1,831	117.29/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,148	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	39.80/cwt	27.50–48.00	321	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	59.09/cwt	50.00–65.00	568	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	76.40/cwt	64.00–83.00	789	105
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	89.56/cwt	83.00–95.00	946	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	88.90/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,054	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	95.85/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,141	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.00	992	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	91.71/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,308	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	96.24/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,422	29
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	1,090.99/head	950.00–1,290.00	1,091	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	1,209.63/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,210	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	1,038.02/head	985.00–1,075.00	1,038	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,206	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	892	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Feb 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 635Last week 518Year ago 321

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 219Year ago 54

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 4.00-7 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,144	950.00–1,290.00	1,090.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,152	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,209.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	860	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,041	985.00–1,075.00	1,038.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	137.00	137.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,170	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,662.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	86.00–94.00	90.19
26	—	1,743	97.00–113.00	106.66
15	—	1,831	112.00–122.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,186	80.00–93.50	88.90
49	—	1,190	92.00–100.00	95.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,033	64.00–83.00	76.40
75	—	1,056	83.00–95.00	89.56
21	—	961	50.00–65.00	59.09
15	—	806	27.50–48.00	39.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,426	85.00–95.00	91.71
29	—	1,478	94.00–104.00	96.24
4	—	1,387	71.00–72.00	71.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.