Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	653	574	633
Slaughter cattle	431	373	500
Replacement cattle	222	201	133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-8.00 higher with the greatest advance on high-dressing bulls. The offering included a light to moderate supply of both bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand very 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
960–1300	1127	80-85%	56	60.00–68.00	$64.87	$731	+16.07
850–1350	1133	80-85%	10	51.50–58.00	$54.58	$618	+5.78
926–1560	1222	80-85%	69	67.50–76.50	$71.87	$878	+4.57
1115–1580	1348	80-85%	2	79.00–81.00	$80.17	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–925	819	85-90%	13	15.00–35.00	$25.49	$209	—
747–1125	905	85-90%	11	37.50–45.00	$41.12	$372	—
760–1415	1053	85-90%	47	46.00–57.50	$51.70	$544	—
845–1275	1082	85-90%	49	58.00–69.00	$63.79	$690	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1415	1299	75-80%	4	60.00–62.00	$60.79	$790	—
1090–1635	1402	75-80%	41	64.00–70.00	$68.27	$957	+6.11
1185–1810	1446	75-80%	61	69.00–77.50	$72.39	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1600	1429	6	77.00–85.00	$82.07	$1,173	—
1260–2350	1691	21	85.00–97.00	$91.34	$1,545	+5.30
1485–2340	1878	18	97.00–111.00	$105.32	$1,978	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2005	2005	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,286	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
947–1105	1007	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	62.00–85.00	$70.25	$707
1055–1080	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	72.50–75.00	$73.74	$788

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1015	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	57.50–79.00	$68.75	$617
735–997	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	67.00–90.00	$72.06	$677

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	112.00	$112.00	$834
735–877	799	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	110.00–122.50	$118.41	$946

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1330	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	69.50–87.50	$76.34	$901

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1280	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	60.00–69.00	$62.54	$732
1070–1300	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	68.00–75.00	$70.42	$839

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1200	1192	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	760.00–860.00	$827.13
1085–1310	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	875.00–1,175.00	$1,013.28
1275–1345	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00–1,050.00	$999.81

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–900	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$815.83
925–1050	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	700.00–985.00	$889.85
975–1000	983	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$733.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1325	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,331.34
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–940	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	56.00–58.00	$56.99	$533
835–1045	963	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	61.00–76.00	$70.29	$677

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1420–1495	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	70.00–72.00	$70.99	$1,026

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1558	1558	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	74.00	$74.00	$1,153

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450–1720	1585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,450.00	$1,265.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–850	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–775.00	$696.91

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00	$850.00	—
1080–1150	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,325.00	—
1135–1175	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–960.00	$935.00	-215.00
1085–1280	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,087.50	-62.50
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275–1280	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,335.00–1,475.00	$1,405.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.