Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	574	501	722
Slaughter cattle	373	316	505
Replacement cattle	201	185	217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold fully steady. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. 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
965–1340	1116	80-85%	21	44.00–55.00	$48.80	$545	—
950–1485	1238	80-85%	75	62.50–72.00	$67.30	$833	+9.56
835–1665	1281	80-85%	48	55.00–63.00	$59.60	$763	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538–1245	878	85-90%	22	15.00–35.00	$25.54	$224	—
780–1170	964	85-90%	28	43.00–52.50	$47.96	$462	+10.21
795–1182	1018	85-90%	12	54.00–57.50	$56.31	$573	+7.38
865–1140	1029	85-90%	13	35.00–41.00	$39.15	$403	-9.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
953–1655	1172	75-80%	8	51.00–58.00	$54.83	$643	—
1135–1770	1410	75-80%	31	58.50–66.00	$62.16	$876	—
1145–1880	1482	75-80%	34	65.00–74.00	$68.92	$1,021	+6.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1735	1452	7	62.00–80.00	$74.67	$1,084	—
1295–2290	1674	17	83.00–90.00	$86.04	$1,440	—
1442–2000	1745	19	91.00–102.00	$93.88	$1,638	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
672–852	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	115.00–119.00	$115.29	$963

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
912	912	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	82.00	$82.00	$748
942–1113	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	64.00–87.50	$72.03	$754

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	102.50	$102.50	$743
877–1015	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	55.00–68.00	$59.34	$550
895–1002	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	67.50–73.00	$70.39	$677

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
838–855	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	51.00–78.00	$71.15	$599

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1360	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	810.00–1,075.00	$952.69
1065–1365	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	885.00–1,150.00	$991.57
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00–975.00	$908.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1370	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,260.00–1,350.00	$1,337.09

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1045	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–950.00	$861.24
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1120	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	59.00–61.00	$59.98	$662
1025–1200	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–71.00	$67.22	$748
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	68.00	$68.00	$874

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1398–1400	1399	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1395–1525	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,049.97

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435–1490	1463	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,310.00	$1,279.44
1475	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–925	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	55.00–56.00	$55.50	$511
940–980	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	60.00–65.00	$62.55	$600

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	860.00	$860.00

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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
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+42.50
1250–1300	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,350.00–1,625.00	$1,572.73	—
1325	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1320–1365	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1010	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–950.00	$825.00	-225.00
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00	$950.00	+125.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400–1425	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,183.33	—
1380–1450	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.