Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	754	673	389
Slaughter cattle	483	485	226
Replacement cattle	271	188	163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609–960	706	85-90%	38	13.00–27.50	$17.52	$124	—
692–1145	904	85-90%	39	30.00–38.00	$34.05	$308	—
798–1360	1084	85-90%	68	39.00–49.00	$44.08	$478	-9.92
955–1263	1087	85-90%	14	47.00–52.00	$49.22	$535	-4.78

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1540	1193	80-85%	70	42.50–51.00	$47.67	$569	—
1040–1505	1240	80-85%	61	50.00–58.00	$53.66	$665	—
1290–1480	1398	80-85%	3	59.00–64.00	$61.44	$859	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
972–1635	1300	75-80%	32	45.00–54.50	$49.89	$649	-3.63
1145–1640	1348	75-80%	23	54.00–60.00	$56.76	$765	—
1355–1640	1473	75-80%	17	62.00–66.00	$63.83	$940	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1559	1559	65-75%	2	69.00	$69.00	$1,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1222–2160	1550	16	61.00–77.00	$72.13	$1,118	+0.54
1280–2200	1770	35	77.00–86.00	$81.11	$1,436	—
1830–2425	1983	6	86.00–95.00	$89.35	$1,772	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–975	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–82.50	$78.79	$760
912–1220	1071	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	62.50–87.50	$71.37	$764
1090–1345	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	54.00–57.50	$55.28	$646

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–815	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	100.00–107.50	$105.95	$795
885–1045	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	52.50–59.00	$56.37	$536

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
671–760	689	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	112.50	$112.50	$775

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
902–967	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	102.50–107.00	$104.74	$979

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	50.00	$50.00	$485

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1340	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	875.00–950.00	$898.06
1185–1200	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.58
925–1360	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	850.00–1,175.00	$1,028.16
1075–1360	1302	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	700.00–900.00	$805.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1325	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	43.00–60.00	$50.56	$588
1106–1250	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	48.00–63.00	$58.51	$695
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	50.00	$50.00	$608

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1045	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	625.00–925.00	$808.72
885–1010	948	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00–650.00	$579.95
885–1045	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–825.00	$815.93

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1435–1535	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1340–1355	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.14
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1055	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	41.00–50.00	$46.77	$471

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1175	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	525.00–550.00	$538.32
1237	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	660.00	$660.00
675–875	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	550.00–800.00	$608.72

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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
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00	$875.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	-25.00
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–900.00	$733.33	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.