Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	506	2,046	790
Slaughter cattle	359	1,044	474
Replacement cattle	147	1,002	316

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher on a light supply. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were 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
865–1260	1126	80-85%	9	42.00–47.00	$44.95	$506	+2.33
875–1340	1207	80-85%	69	45.00–54.00	$50.32	$607	+1.29
910–1655	1268	80-85%	53	53.00–59.00	$56.21	$713	+2.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1575	1303	75-80%	14	46.00–56.00	$52.46	$684	—
1100–1760	1426	75-80%	48	55.00–62.00	$59.04	$842	+8.56
1325–1895	1476	75-80%	22	62.00–68.00	$64.67	$955	+6.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–735	711	85-90%	4	21.00–24.00	$22.46	$160	—
630–1335	925	85-90%	10	31.00–38.00	$35.16	$325	—
770–1380	1104	85-90%	35	36.00–47.00	$41.34	$456	—
875–1245	1149	85-90%	29	46.00–56.00	$52.42	$602	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1895	1534	9	75.00–87.00	$82.77	$1,270	—
1495–1895	1668	3	68.00–73.00	$71.09	$1,186	—
1335–2090	1732	14	87.00–101.00	$94.17	$1,631	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1810–2105	1958	2	105.00–107.00	$106.08	$2,077	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
638–850	706	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	59.00–70.00	$63.82	$451
680–857	797	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	72.50–105.00	$90.55	$722
810–1033	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	53.00–55.00	$54.89	$558

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
877–995	914	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	77.50–100.00	$85.48	$781
895–1260	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	67.50–77.50	$73.52	$751

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1197	1197	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,017
1130–1455	1318	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	74.00–80.00	$76.49	$1,008

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1095	914	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	56.00–60.00	$57.60	$526

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	92.00	$92.00	$1,030

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1365	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	850.00–1,000.00	$916.81
1110–1250	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	625.00–760.00	$688.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
895–1000	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	525.00–610.00	$583.72
855–1065	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	610.00–800.00	$704.25

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–940	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	54.00–55.00	$54.66	$499
875–1040	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	43.00–65.00	$56.50	$541
1035–1055	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	53.00–55.00	$53.99	$564

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1300	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–850.00	$775.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1235	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	54.00–62.00	$59.11	$684
1245–1347	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	52.50–55.50	$54.55	$716

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450–1555	1503	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	910.00–1,050.00	$977.55

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1580	1580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	61.00	$61.00	$964

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–810	794	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	400.00–625.00	$569.34
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
697	697	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	75.00	$75.00	$523

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.