Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	709	1,536	1,052
Slaughter cattle	461	691	463
Replacement cattle	248	845	589

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold steady with instances 1.00-2.00 higher on some high-dressing cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light supply. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were moderate for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375–1400	1392	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,583.53	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1375	893	85-90%	11	12.50–27.00	$18.92	$169	-15.54
840–1330	1022	85-90%	38	29.00–39.00	$33.97	$347	-8.21
890–1280	1074	85-90%	55	38.00–46.00	$41.48	$445	—
960–1375	1161	85-90%	34	46.00–57.00	$52.06	$604	+1.82

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1215	1044	80-85%	16	45.00–51.00	$48.48	$506	—
985–1390	1232	80-85%	23	57.00–66.00	$61.85	$762	—
870–1525	1247	80-85%	90	50.00–58.00	$54.23	$676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1715	1347	75-80%	37	51.00–58.00	$54.36	$732	+1.74
1125–1600	1399	75-80%	55	57.00–65.00	$61.23	$857	—
1245–1875	1594	75-80%	25	64.00–70.00	$67.47	$1,075	-1.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1835	1464	11	63.00–79.00	$73.31	$1,073	—
1395–2280	1755	9	80.00–90.00	$83.68	$1,469	—
1545–2005	1764	11	90.00–103.00	$96.71	$1,706	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2005	2005	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,206	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1105	958	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	80.00–90.00	$85.35	$818
952–1140	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	62.00–89.00	$78.60	$829

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–870	789	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	75.00–91.00	$88.12	$695
890–985	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	65.00–85.00	$77.45	$705

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	52.50	$52.50	$436

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	810.00	$810.00
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1050–1370	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	825.00–1,100.00	$914.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1067–1350	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	49.00–63.00	$57.99	$669
1105–1265	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	53.00–54.00	$53.47	$634
1200–1340	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	56.00–64.00	$58.39	$728

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1035	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	475.00–525.00	$502.09
800–1050	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	550.00–850.00	$723.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1355	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	600.00–775.00	$720.94

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1007	1007	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	50.00	$50.00	$504

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–950	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	410.00–485.00	$433.20

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1715	1540	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	59.00–61.00	$60.49	$932

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1285	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,215.69

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–900	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	935.00–950.00	$942.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–825	799	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–850.00	$793.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	885.00	$885.00
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	810.00	$810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	425.00	$425.00	—
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	660.00	$660.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.