Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	923	1,080	1,512
Slaughter cattle	618	—	847
Replacement cattle	305	—	665

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher with a few high dressing 3.00-4.00 higher while boning and lean slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light to moderate supply of cow/calf pairs. Dry conditions are causing pasture grasses to disappear rapidly and driving more cows to market. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–1450	946	85-90%	11	12.50–25.00	$19.24	$182
735–1215	1005	85-90%	16	30.00–36.00	$33.63	$338
715–1280	1040	85-90%	74	35.00–43.00	$38.94	$405
892–1370	1072	85-90%	72	43.00–50.00	$45.63	$489

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1420	1238	80-85%	62	47.50–54.00	$50.65	$627
955–1595	1241	80-85%	92	38.00–48.00	$42.93	$533
1160–1500	1275	80-85%	13	54.00–59.00	$56.13	$716

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1840	1358	75-80%	40	46.00–55.00	$50.98	$692
1305–1785	1499	75-80%	42	55.00–61.00	$57.97	$869
1340–1780	1539	75-80%	43	62.00–75.00	$67.54	$1,039

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–2110	1529	15	60.00–75.00	$69.95	$1,070
1477–2200	1673	22	84.00–96.00	$87.61	$1,466
1205–2135	1674	26	77.00–85.00	$81.26	$1,360

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1665	1665	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,765

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–870	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	85.00–102.50	$94.71	$783
685–865	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	69.00–80.00	$71.84	$598
816–1040	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	62.50–76.00	$70.42	$675

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1285	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	65.00–90.00	$74.27	$796

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–802	761	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	55.00–65.00	$57.98	$441

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970	970	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	102.50	$102.50	$994

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1350	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	725.00–1,075.00	$876.06
1065–1365	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	835.00–1,200.00	$961.09
1195–1355	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	650.00–825.00	$705.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1097–1245	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	46.00–59.00	$52.73	$603
1127–1275	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	48.00–56.00	$52.16	$636
1113–1350	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	48.00–57.00	$54.28	$674
1155–1295	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	49.00–60.00	$54.67	$681

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	600.00–850.00	$698.25
927–1045	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–785.00	$766.45
1000–1045	1019	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	500.00–600.00	$564.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1285	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	625.00–825.00	$725.43

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
892–1035	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	46.00–57.50	$53.28	$501

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
585–772	710	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	37.50–40.00	$38.19	$271

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425–1550	1488	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$923.95

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1275–1335	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	950.00–1,025.00	$983.00
1360–1365	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,102.78

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1470	1470	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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.