Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,114	1,737	585
Slaughter cattle	668	712	456
Replacement cattle	446	1,025	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold steady with a few high-dressing 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. The offering included a moderate to heavy supply of 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
865–1420	1147	80-85%	114	61.50–69.50	$65.60	$752	—
840–1765	1233	80-85%	60	54.00–62.00	$58.90	$726	—
1045–1510	1277	80-85%	32	69.00–76.00	$72.49	$926	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–1075	748	85-90%	27	17.50–34.00	$25.37	$190	—
765–1170	931	85-90%	23	36.00–45.00	$39.70	$370	-0.29
768–1265	1035	85-90%	56	56.00–64.00	$60.45	$626	—
640–1525	1077	85-90%	74	47.00–57.00	$52.58	$566	-8.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1810	1404	75-80%	15	56.00–65.00	$60.69	$852	-13.70
1202–1610	1410	75-80%	75	65.00–71.00	$68.05	$960	-6.34
1200–1755	1475	75-80%	50	70.50–81.00	$75.91	$1,120	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2585	1522	12	69.00–86.00	$79.15	$1,205	—
1110–2435	1664	32	88.00–96.00	$92.97	$1,547	—
1250–2315	1774	10	96.50–109.00	$102.67	$1,821	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1160	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	74.00–97.50	$83.58	$900
1005–1185	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	62.50–69.00	$67.06	$743

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1030	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	65.00–87.50	$80.22	$710
860–980	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	63.00–75.00	$68.54	$624

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–880	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	112.50–126.00	$118.06	$862
720–825	784	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	110.00–117.50	$115.66	$907

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–905	902	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$1,015
920–925	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	107.50–112.50	$110.84	$1,023

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1045–1200	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	925.00–1,000.00	$971.03
1080–1360	1141	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	750.00–1,025.00	$928.25
950–1360	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	900.00–1,200.00	$1,032.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1350	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	72.00–80.00	$75.24	$854
1095–1370	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	60.00–69.00	$62.13	$737
1125–1335	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	63.00–72.00	$67.36	$835
1200–1315	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	65.00–79.00	$71.61	$892
1165–1291	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	66.50–70.00	$67.31	$848

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
851	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
893–1010	929	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	550.00–625.00	$568.37
800–1050	943	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	650.00–660.00	$652.83
785–1037	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	835.00–950.00	$907.71
875–1040	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	700.00–1,050.00	$915.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1380	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,247.19
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	50.00	$50.00	$442
960–995	978	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	60.00–68.00	$63.93	$625
975–995	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	62.00–67.00	$64.53	$636

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1120	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–875.00	$862.09

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1175–1405	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,191.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–910	908	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.07

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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
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
920–1165	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,197.22	-57.33
1100–1270	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-154.55
1070–1350	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,022.50	-232.05
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,900.00	$1,900.00	+450.00
1100–1275	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,325.00	+441.67
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	+91.67
1075–1350	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,275.00–1,750.00	$1,509.38	+321.88

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
865	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00	$750.00	-400.00
745–930	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,035.00–1,200.00	$1,090.00	-60.00
825–1050	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,193.75	+72.32
950–1000	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+378.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1275	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,506.25	—
1245–1280	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,460.00	+135.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	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.