Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	673	917	672
Slaughter cattle	485	642	464
Replacement cattle	188	275	208

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs were scarce. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand 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
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1377	1151	80-85%	68	45.00–54.00	$49.98	$575	—
1125–1555	1317	80-85%	56	53.00–62.00	$57.24	$754	—
1140–1600	1354	80-85%	18	61.00–69.00	$64.96	$880	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1045	804	85-90%	21	15.00–30.00	$21.25	$171	—
690–1390	1005	85-90%	36	32.50–42.00	$36.87	$371	—
961–1315	1068	85-90%	12	51.50–58.00	$54.00	$577	+14.99
820–1705	1204	85-90%	68	42.00–52.00	$45.89	$553	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1123–1482	1311	75-80%	30	50.00–57.00	$53.52	$702	-2.98
1295–1767	1509	75-80%	39	56.00–61.50	$58.51	$883	—
1385–1672	1562	75-80%	11	61.00–65.00	$63.42	$991	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–2000	1585	14	62.00–78.50	$71.59	$1,135	—
1455–2195	1717	15	84.00–89.50	$87.57	$1,504	—
1550–2210	2000	12	90.00–101.00	$93.27	$1,865	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–935	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–102.00	$82.90	$724
680–1035	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	55.00–68.00	$60.98	$585

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1140	1038	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	87.00–88.00	$87.48	$908
965–1220	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	60.00–82.50	$70.83	$787
1065–1190	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	55.00–70.00	$64.03	$715

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1092	1083	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	95.00–103.00	$101.73	$1,102

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1425	1298	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	66.50–77.50	$70.40	$914

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1360	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	750.00–975.00	$872.49
1070–1350	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00–1,075.00	$909.48
1085–1355	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,014.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1325	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,351.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1365	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	65.00–69.00	$67.19	$839
1210–1375	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	52.50–56.00	$53.83	$685

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1035	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	575.00–950.00	$791.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1250	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–735.00	$697.29

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–900	868	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	37.50–47.50	$41.70	$362

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

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–855	794	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	675.00–810.00	$752.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+105.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	-370.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.