Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

1,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,080	923	733
Slaughter cattle	740	618	462
Replacement cattle	340	305	271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow calf pairs. With no moisture for fall forage growth the numbers of cattle coming to market is on the increase. 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	Δ last sale
610–1300	886	85-90%	18	29.00–36.00	$31.98	$283	—
570–1085	895	85-90%	15	12.00–26.00	$22.22	$199	—
710–1245	1012	85-90%	56	35.00–44.00	$39.40	$399	+5.77
916–1320	1129	85-90%	129	44.00–53.00	$48.01	$542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2130	1344	75-80%	106	46.00–56.00	$50.26	$675	—
1140–1730	1424	75-80%	78	55.00–62.00	$59.10	$842	—
1405–1815	1618	75-80%	33	62.00–71.00	$66.05	$1,069	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1506	1178	80-85%	67	43.00–49.00	$46.06	$543	—
905–1595	1295	80-85%	99	48.50–55.00	$52.04	$674	-4.09
1025–1620	1443	80-85%	39	54.00–60.50	$57.19	$825	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1990	1491	13	59.00–73.00	$67.95	$1,013	—
1205–2015	1637	15	75.00–84.00	$81.03	$1,326	—
1540–2220	1838	11	84.00–97.00	$90.11	$1,656	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735–1895	1815	2	100.00–103.00	$101.57	$1,843	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–880	817	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–105.00	$88.66	$724
723–875 thin fleshed	834	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	57.00–79.00	$75.57	$630
750–1055	929	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	65.00–95.00	$74.66	$694
985–1000	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	51.00–53.00	$51.34	$507

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
928–1020	954	(<2 yrs)	Open	21	75.00–101.00	$84.10	$802
920–1150	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	60.00–85.00	$67.11	$700

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1170	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	55.00–75.00	$65.20	$748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1365	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	800.00–1,125.00	$940.49
1110–1295	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	785.00–800.00	$793.08
1090–1350	1256	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	650.00–700.00	$667.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1112–1235	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	49.00–52.00	$50.93	$587
1155–1190	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	51.00–67.50	$59.13	$694
1162–1380	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	48.00–57.00	$50.97	$618
1105–1325	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	51.00–67.00	$56.69	$693
1210–1375	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	52.50–57.00	$55.01	$711

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–885	843	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	450.00–500.00	$476.26
825–1035	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	575.00–800.00	$696.98
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	675.00	$675.00
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	590.00	$590.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1275	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	700.00–785.00	$740.56
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1525	1498	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,025.00	$987.10

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1400–1500	1419	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	50.00–59.00	$53.90	$765
1400–1620	1524	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	57.00–59.00	$57.90	$882

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–835	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	350.00–400.00	$375.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1360	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,210.00	$1,205.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1035	978	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$833.82

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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
910–1225	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,075.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	-375.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1095–1185	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,140.00–1,200.00	$1,157.50	—
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,110.00	$1,110.00	+127.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.