Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	985	1,169	1,725
Slaughter cattle	749	807	963
Replacement cattle	236	362	762

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand light to moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1500	1214	80-85%	104	39.00–46.00	$42.12	$511	-8.31
915–1570	1278	80-85%	144	45.00–53.00	$49.19	$629	-6.89
935–1555	1290	80-85%	35	52.00–57.00	$54.17	$699	-1.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1330	831	85-90%	17	12.50–23.00	$16.26	$135	-3.97
670–1215	1032	85-90%	39	25.00–35.00	$29.28	$302	—
888–1305	1066	85-90%	61	34.00–42.00	$38.64	$412	-0.47
945–1395	1110	85-90%	78	42.00–50.00	$45.02	$500	-1.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2050	1354	75-80%	79	44.00–54.00	$48.10	$651	-1.86
1340–1795	1571	75-80%	44	54.00–62.00	$58.36	$917	—
1283–1905	1600	75-80%	23	61.00–68.00	$64.80	$1,037	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143–1870	1510	16	60.00–72.50	$66.56	$1,005	—
1305–2235	1740	33	73.00–81.00	$76.96	$1,339	—
1595–2135	1826	7	81.00–89.00	$84.63	$1,545	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1041	1016	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	80.00–95.00	$91.47	$929
963–1105	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	60.00–86.00	$73.30	$757
1127–1176	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	51.00	$51.00	$593

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1030	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	60.00–82.00	$68.47	$616
890–970	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	50.00–52.50	$51.30	$477

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$808
1192–1205	1197	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–88.00	$84.78	$1,015

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
813–885	837	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00–117.00	$114.53	$959

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1300	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	625.00–810.00	$723.42
1025–1365	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	875.00–1,150.00	$983.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1285	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	700.00–825.00	$777.47

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1393	1393	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	63.00	$63.00	$878
1410–1470	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	47.00–48.50	$47.73	$687
1400–1505	1457	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	47.00–59.00	$52.48	$765

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1159	1159	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	50.00	$50.00	$580
1068–1360	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	52.00–58.00	$53.64	$664
1100–1375	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	47.00–51.00	$49.91	$655

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1633	1479	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	835.00–1,000.00	$940.27

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1045	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	550.00–860.00	$667.94
900–1035	978	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	385.00–600.00	$460.61

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–950	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	285.00–385.00	$332.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–820	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$649.38

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1100–1365	1309	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,055.00	+55.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.