Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	917	166	732
Slaughter cattle	642	123	572
Replacement cattle	275	43	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the weather market Wednesday two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was 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
1105–1405	1223	80-85%	24	63.00–71.00	$66.44	$813	—
810–1565	1229	80-85%	70	45.00–57.00	$52.08	$640	—
960–1535	1257	80-85%	113	56.00–64.00	$60.19	$757	-14.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1130	864	85-90%	34	14.00–32.50	$22.72	$196	—
848–1375	1091	85-90%	41	35.00–44.00	$39.01	$426	—
1052–1235	1104	85-90%	9	55.00–63.00	$57.97	$640	—
785–1463	1106	85-90%	82	44.00–54.00	$48.08	$532	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1123–1635	1324	75-80%	26	54.00–60.00	$56.50	$748	—
1170–1630	1400	75-80%	52	60.00–65.50	$62.51	$875	—
1296–1700	1417	75-80%	14	65.00–69.00	$66.03	$936	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1905	1473	13	64.00–79.00	$72.78	$1,072	—
1225–2140	1690	43	79.00–91.00	$84.92	$1,435	—
1635–2360	1957	11	91.00–102.00	$93.80	$1,836	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1085	1018	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	72.50–92.50	$81.84	$833
920–1275	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	60.00–92.50	$69.19	$757
1075–1127	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	60.00–61.00	$60.92	$668

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
817	817	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	72.50	$72.50	$592
818–1030	871	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	67.50–87.50	$81.28	$708
845–1033	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	62.50–80.00	$68.43	$652

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
732–895	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	102.50–126.00	$120.75	$909

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1160	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–67.50	$66.25	$767

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
962	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,058

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1360	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	875.00–1,100.00	$998.08
1150–1360	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	750.00–975.00	$827.61
1100–1360	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	700.00–950.00	$855.48

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1045	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	600.00–850.00	$737.99
950–980	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.31
985–1034	1026	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	530.00–700.00	$557.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1252	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	57.50–61.00	$59.61	$711
1240–1345	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	60.00–66.00	$62.12	$800
1307	1307	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	65.00	$65.00	$850

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1470–1580	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	60.00–61.00	$60.52	$923
1430–1633	1584	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	58.00–61.00	$60.26	$955
1635–1785	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	62.00–63.00	$62.52	$1,069

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1400–1600	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,050.00	$935.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1295	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–875.00	$786.50

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,083.33

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1047	1026	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	44.00–45.00	$44.32	$455

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1365	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,197.86

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–750	693	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	210.00–375.00	$299.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

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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
1250–1365	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,270.00	—
1195–1365	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,368.75	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1475	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1050	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,075.00	$1,012.50	—

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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.