Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

1,169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,169	709	1,010
Slaughter cattle	807	461	677
Replacement cattle	362	248	333

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand 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
1215	1215	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1515	1157	80-85%	150	41.00–48.00	$44.50	$515	—
1010–1755	1213	80-85%	146	47.00–55.00	$50.43	$612	-11.42
1110–1475	1261	80-85%	21	54.00–59.00	$56.08	$707	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1075	836	85-90%	12	15.00–25.00	$20.23	$169	—
751–1185	976	85-90%	64	26.00–35.00	$31.22	$305	—
725–1397	1088	85-90%	79	34.00–43.00	$39.11	$426	-2.37
880–1430	1121	85-90%	62	42.00–52.00	$46.64	$523	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1680	1354	75-80%	78	46.00–55.00	$49.96	$676	—
1175–1760	1443	75-80%	70	55.00–63.00	$58.95	$851	—
1167–1740	1472	75-80%	28	62.00–68.50	$65.56	$965	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1860	1625	10	60.00–76.00	$68.85	$1,119	—
1360–2100	1629	10	78.50–86.00	$83.40	$1,359	—
1555–2140	1859	15	87.00–97.00	$92.64	$1,722	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1990–2115	2053	2	102.00–105.00	$103.45	$2,124	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–875	763	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	85.00–102.00	$89.68	$684
760–985	826	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	62.50–90.00	$78.23	$646
675–900 thin fleshed	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–77.50	$77.17	$666
875–1029	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	42.50–69.00	$60.17	$597
1036	1036	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	44.00	$44.00	$456

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1005	973	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	65.00–93.00	$83.92	$817
945–1265	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	62.00–75.00	$69.40	$723

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1170–1350	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	68.00–80.00	$73.57	$927

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1335	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	53.00–70.00	$60.07	$687
1105–1260	1151	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	40.00–49.00	$46.32	$533
1062–1365	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	47.00–57.00	$52.30	$633
1243	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	56.00	$56.00	$696
1252–1375	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	57.00–63.00	$58.29	$744

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1230	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–900.00	$807.83
900–1365	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	850.00–1,100.00	$916.43
1260–1350	1292	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	650.00–825.00	$718.49

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1000	942	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	600.00–685.00	$664.18
820–1050	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	550.00–800.00	$676.50
1000–1025	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	510.00–600.00	$570.49

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1035	977	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	37.50–42.00	$40.27	$393
1020–1045	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	47.00–51.00	$49.69	$515

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1435–1755	1532	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	58.00–63.00	$60.10	$921
1414–1735	1589	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	54.00–66.00	$59.82	$951

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–885	829	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	325.00–500.00	$442.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1360	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	685.00–825.00	$749.17

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1450	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00–975.00	$918.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275–1360	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,260.00	$1,239.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–760	730	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00–625.00	$559.93

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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
1150–1310	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1250–1360	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,100.00	$983.33	—
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00	$810.00	—
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
895–1000	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–750.00	$737.50	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.