Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	880	975	676
Slaughter cattle	590	741	453
Replacement cattle	290	234	223

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with the greatest decline on breaking and boning slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand 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
905–1555	1161	80-85%	39	37.50–46.00	$42.22	$490	-0.41
1095–1410	1250	80-85%	40	53.00–59.00	$56.18	$702	+5.33
950–1447	1255	80-85%	110	45.00–53.50	$49.94	$627	-0.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1070	860	85-90%	14	15.00–26.00	$20.04	$172	—
793–1330	1012	85-90%	56	27.50–37.50	$32.26	$326	-0.85
847–1380	1083	85-90%	91	37.00–47.00	$42.03	$455	-0.26
1070–1320	1163	85-90%	15	46.00–56.50	$49.95	$581	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1720	1366	75-80%	72	42.00–54.00	$48.04	$656	—
1224–1760	1469	75-80%	25	53.00–58.00	$55.04	$809	-2.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2205	1752	23	74.00–84.00	$79.08	$1,385	—
1500–2175	1781	4	59.00–75.00	$68.15	$1,214	—
1670–2095	1880	11	84.00–89.00	$85.82	$1,613	-2.97

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1830–2170	1990	3	95.00–98.00	$96.70	$1,924	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1091	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	67.50–80.00	$76.63	$796
1041–1075	1047	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	71.00–75.00	$71.68	$750

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–855	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–90.00	$84.26	$661
800–850	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–82.50	$78.86	$651
925–1035	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	50.00–70.00	$59.16	$573

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1082–1200	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	60.00–75.00	$64.18	$733

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
587	587	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	40.00	$40.00	$235

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–685	643	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–107.50	$106.33	$684

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00	$650.00
1000–1360	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	725.00–900.00	$831.11
1185–1220	1203	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–850.00	$726.82
1065–1355	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	850.00–1,150.00	$974.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1200	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	47.00–49.00	$47.98	$564
1105–1357	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	39.00–65.00	$55.00	$653
1168–1300	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	50.50–77.50	$57.40	$700
1200–1365	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	54.00–56.00	$55.01	$698

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	500.00–885.00	$784.34
950–1000	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	500.00–775.00	$633.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1365	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,239.33
1250–1365	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,132.34
1265–1365	1345	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	900.00–950.00	$916.24

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1010	918	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	46.00–51.00	$48.48	$445
886–1000	939	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	47.00–57.50	$52.21	$490

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–835	773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	320.00–385.00	$362.21
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	360.00	$360.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1475	1318	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,149.05

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450–1550	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	885.00–950.00	$916.42
1500–1515	1505	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	835.00–900.00	$856.81

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1405–1415	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	55.00–60.00	$57.49	$811
1435–1565	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	46.00–59.00	$52.78	$792

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1285	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$759.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00
785–825	812	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	600.00–650.00	$633.88

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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
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-256.25
1095–1185	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50	—
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+130.00
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00	+455.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.