Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	561	1,095	383
Slaughter cattle	269	407	283
Replacement cattle	292	688	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with greatest the advance on high-dressing individuals and slaughter bulls sold fully steady on a light test. The slaughter market was a weather influenced market with snow and slick roads across much of the Mid-west. There was a moderate supply of bred cows and cow calf pairs with a large dispersal included in the offering. Supply was moderate and demand good for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1280	1187	80-85%	8	45.00–51.00	$48.91	$581	—
1000–1390	1196	80-85%	34	50.00–56.00	$52.81	$632	—
1020–1591	1359	80-85%	51	56.00–64.50	$61.06	$830	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657–1265	953	85-90%	19	32.00–37.00	$34.92	$333	+10.63
842–1190	1014	85-90%	39	42.00–50.00	$46.09	$467	—
750–1355	1053	85-90%	7	22.50–27.50	$25.62	$270	-6.40
852–1380	1062	85-90%	21	49.00–58.00	$53.37	$567	+5.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–1530	1249	75-80%	28	49.00–55.50	$51.89	$648	—
1052–1720	1351	75-80%	27	55.00–60.50	$57.72	$780	—
1340–1630	1512	75-80%	5	59.00–64.00	$61.29	$927	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1175	1145	2	68.00–69.00	$68.51	$784	—
1170–2140	1764	10	76.00–86.00	$81.51	$1,438	—
1840–2240	2052	5	86.00–94.50	$90.27	$1,852	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775	1775	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,757	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–708	693	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	90.00–110.00	$100.95	$700
763–955	834	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	59.00–92.50	$77.94	$650
801–905	864	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	52.50–67.50	$55.38	$478
883 thin fleshed	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	72.00	$72.00	$636

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1117–1120	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	57.00–58.00	$57.90	$647

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1295	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	800.00–985.00	$915.46
1095–1366	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	935.00–1,100.00	$1,023.92
1095–1360	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	760.00–925.00	$861.17

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	600.00–975.00	$856.69
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–700.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1355	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,280.27
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1320	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	51.00–65.00	$58.77	$688
1070–1275	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	57.00–66.00	$62.24	$759

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1500	1444	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	56.00–63.00	$58.57	$846

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1045	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	975.00–1,075.00	$1,048.43

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1525	1429	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,174.93

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1455	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,000.00	$990.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1300	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	775.00–885.00	$851.54

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00	$400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–795	741	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	550.00–600.00	$573.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1050	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,250.00	$1,071.25	—
985–1020	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+50.00
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00	$825.00	-275.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1090	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,175.00	—
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+333.33
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	735.00	$735.00	—
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	+10.00

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	800.00	$800.00	-175.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00	-25.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	(<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.