Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

1,095 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,095	880	508
Slaughter cattle	407	590	325
Replacement cattle	688	290	183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. The combined results of the regular cow and bull auction and the special replacement cow and bull auction gave a heavy supply of bred cows and cow calf pairs with some good quality bred cows on offer. There was a heavy supply of very good quality bred heifers. Several of those heifers were bred to low birth weight bulls, bred to calve in a 45 to 90 day calving window and had received vaccinations including scour guard. Supply and demand were moderate for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185–1200	1193	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,750.31	—
1750	1750	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1370	1335	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,397.38	—
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1240	1106	80-85%	26	42.00–47.00	$44.74	$495	—
860–1740	1299	80-85%	84	46.00–53.00	$49.18	$639	—
1065–1591	1318	80-85%	30	52.50–57.00	$55.05	$726	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1160	956	85-90%	9	21.00–26.00	$24.29	$232	—
905–1335	1058	85-90%	15	27.50–37.00	$32.02	$339	-10.01
900–1385	1062	85-90%	31	46.00–53.00	$48.33	$513	+6.30
891–1530	1109	85-90%	73	36.00–47.00	$41.82	$464	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1700	1438	75-80%	62	45.00–54.00	$49.97	$719	—
1195–1630	1485	75-80%	25	53.00–58.00	$55.86	$830	+0.82
1536–1775	1568	75-80%	15	57.50–60.50	$57.95	$909	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1935	1619	5	69.00–75.00	$72.71	$1,177	—
1375–2010	1712	17	75.00–85.50	$81.48	$1,395	—
1515–2498	1927	14	85.00–95.00	$88.38	$1,703	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–840	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	79.00–97.50	$86.89	$698
820–885	862	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	82.50–110.00	$90.28	$778
820–1035	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	55.00–70.00	$59.22	$576

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1010	994	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	86.00–93.00	$87.07	$865
960–1082	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	60.00–84.00	$69.26	$718
990–1085	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	55.00–60.00	$55.99	$585

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1366	1366	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	75.00	$75.00	$1,024

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1200	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–800.00	$727.42
975–1360	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	850.00–1,200.00	$1,021.71
1055–1360	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	775.00–850.00	$831.47
1090–1365	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	685.00–900.00	$810.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1113–1280	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	50.00	$50.00	$573
1113–1235	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	49.00–59.00	$53.36	$616
1186–1370	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	45.50–62.50	$54.30	$685

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1365	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,486.70

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–995	930	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–700.00	$671.33
800–1050	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	625.00–900.00	$769.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1300	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	700.00–850.00	$811.49

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1405–1500	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–950.00	$884.48
1480–1485	1483	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$933.37

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1455	1455	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1100	1056	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	1,275.00–1,600.00	$1,503.90
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–985	938	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,254.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
885	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00	$850.00

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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
1100–1300	1167	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,016.67	—
1125–1350	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,388.89	—
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	-100.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	±0.00
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1250–1300	1267	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1035	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–750.00	$675.00	-125.00
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00	$800.00	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—
1090–1175	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,050.00	$975.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.