Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	936	1,156	2,020
Slaughter cattle	721	821	788
Replacement cattle	215	335	1,232

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with the decline mostly on boning and lean slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There was a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
837–1530	1151	80-85%	99	39.00–47.00	$42.90	$494	—
1075–1400	1220	80-85%	15	53.00–58.00	$54.99	$671	+4.75
890–1577	1282	80-85%	97	46.00–54.00	$50.59	$649	-5.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1097	870	85-90%	10	15.00–27.50	$21.84	$190	—
650–1197	961	85-90%	49	29.00–38.00	$34.20	$329	—
835–1435	1056	85-90%	91	37.00–47.00	$41.40	$437	-0.89
1003–1377	1213	85-90%	19	46.00–53.00	$49.93	$606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1850	1365	75-80%	76	45.00–55.00	$50.38	$688	—
1200–1765	1529	75-80%	64	55.00–62.00	$58.54	$895	-0.61
1310–1750	1587	75-80%	21	61.50–70.00	$65.65	$1,042	+2.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2020	1480	22	65.00–75.00	$71.67	$1,061	—
1315–2275	1791	20	75.00–86.00	$79.71	$1,428	—
1630–2300	1923	6	89.00–100.00	$94.54	$1,818	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
590–715	663	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	82.50–110.00	$95.67	$634
725–965	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	62.50–82.50	$72.86	$605
792–1020	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	53.00–65.00	$59.98	$551

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1070	956	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	80.00–90.00	$86.57	$828
905–1245	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	57.50–88.00	$71.42	$723

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1230	1170	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	84.00–93.00	$85.90	$1,005

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
663 thin fleshed	663	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	55.00	$55.00	$365

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
982–1390	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	850.00–1,150.00	$1,022.69
1090–1385	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	750.00–900.00	$839.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1295	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	50.00–65.00	$56.51	$669
1040–1330	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	57.00–75.00	$63.72	$760
1105–1355	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	46.00–59.00	$51.59	$624
1275–1350	1308	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	48.00–59.00	$51.57	$675

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–875	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	685.00–750.00	$713.70
775–960	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–875.00	$778.84

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410–1650	1535	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,005.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1200	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–750.00	$713.78

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1415–1435	1428	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,266.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1330	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,224.29

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–900	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	325.00–500.00	$420.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00
685–940	816	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	575.00–800.00	$733.11

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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	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00	—
950–1365	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,260.00	$1,178.33	—
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.