Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,156	506	1,023
Slaughter cattle	821	359	624
Replacement cattle	335	147	399

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a heavy supply. The offering included a heavy supply of stock cows and a light supply of both bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Receipts were heavy as producers cull and prepare for the winter months ahead and as forage supplies are limited.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1485	1218	80-85%	113	46.50–54.00	$50.24	$612	-0.08
890–1640	1228	80-85%	70	41.00–47.00	$43.98	$540	-6.34
1015–1465	1270	80-85%	51	53.00–60.00	$56.40	$716	+0.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1175	826	85-90%	9	19.00–27.50	$23.74	$196	—
855–1210	1040	85-90%	11	30.00–38.00	$35.26	$367	—
805–1335	1066	85-90%	129	37.00–47.00	$42.29	$451	—
860–1400	1151	85-90%	58	46.00–54.00	$49.86	$574	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1910	1434	75-80%	42	46.00–56.00	$50.97	$731	-8.07
1165–1870	1513	75-80%	58	56.00–62.00	$59.15	$895	—
1505–1800	1564	75-80%	11	61.00–66.00	$62.90	$984	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1802	1589	13	65.00–76.00	$71.90	$1,142	—
1280–2190	1654	30	75.00–89.00	$82.45	$1,364	+11.36
1560–2225	1847	27	90.00–103.00	$96.18	$1,776	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775–2195	1945	4	104.00–108.00	$106.59	$2,073	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
662–895	853	(<2 yrs)	Open	31	85.00–110.00	$102.50	$874
748–972	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	65.00–97.00	$84.38	$741
885–1030	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	50.00–67.50	$57.95	$546

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
923–1035	948	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	75.00–102.00	$90.14	$855
885–1200	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	62.50–92.00	$77.53	$785

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1138	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	84.00–88.00	$87.02	$984

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1175	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–900.00	$830.85
950–1365	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	850.00–1,150.00	$937.74
1145–1300	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	600.00–800.00	$736.74
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1050	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	575.00–800.00	$729.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1285	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	50.00–58.00	$54.93	$662
1171–1273	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	50.00–55.00	$53.03	$650
1240–1305	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	48.00–57.00	$52.61	$670

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1320	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	600.00–750.00	$665.66

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	225.00	$225.00
685–1040	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	275.00–500.00	$395.31

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1413–1430	1417	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–900.00	$887.39

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1455–1465	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	48.00–56.00	$52.01	$759

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1300	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–825	713	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	500.00–710.00	$596.32

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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
1100–1285	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,433.33	—
1300–1360	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,050.00	$975.00	-75.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00	$550.00	—

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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.