Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	815	1,114	846
Slaughter cattle	538	668	474
Replacement cattle	277	446	372

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Cold wind is lingering today following the snow which fell much of the day yesterday. Producers are looking for some warmer weather to get grass growing again. Supply was heavy 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
915–1240	1063	80-85%	19	52.00–62.00	$56.93	$605	—
855–1500	1170	80-85%	155	63.00–70.00	$66.54	$779	—
1146–1765	1377	80-85%	34	69.50–81.00	$71.85	$989	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1490	1398	75-80%	6	59.00–65.50	$63.34	$885	—
1160–1825	1479	75-80%	84	65.00–71.00	$67.90	$1,004	-8.01
1200–1960	1561	75-80%	39	70.50–80.00	$74.98	$1,170	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–910	729	85-90%	6	25.00–32.50	$29.10	$212	+3.73
690–1430	958	85-90%	12	35.00–45.00	$40.02	$383	—
865–1220	1002	85-90%	42	47.00–57.00	$51.43	$515	-9.02
922–1246	1070	85-90%	30	56.00–64.00	$60.12	$643	+7.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2430	1551	12	72.00–84.00	$78.74	$1,221	—
1450–2160	1663	7	86.00–96.00	$91.57	$1,523	-1.40
1420–2115	1823	23	97.00–109.00	$101.79	$1,856	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1885	1885	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,074	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1070	1003	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–100.00	$92.00	$923
945–1310	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	69.00–97.50	$78.84	$840
960–1195	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	65.00–69.00	$67.20	$723

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
635	635	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	$603
680–1015	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–100.00	$81.36	$653
720–1047	884	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	60.00–75.00	$69.41	$614

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–837	758	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	115.00–122.50	$120.44	$913
720–805	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	107.50–115.00	$111.46	$850

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1146–1255	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	95.00–105.00	$99.22	$1,181

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1460	1292	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	74.50–90.00	$78.99	$1,021

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1090	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	61.00–64.00	$62.91	$629

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1023	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,054

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1085	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–1,075.00	$1,021.66
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
920–1335	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	900.00–1,050.00	$1,004.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1200–1385	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	67.00–70.00	$68.74	$868
1095–1375	1281	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	61.00–73.00	$66.15	$847

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1245–1360	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,263.05
1250–1360	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,075.00	$1,035.64
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1050	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	800.00–975.00	$853.46

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1395	1393	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	69.00–70.00	$69.50	$968
1442	1442	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	71.50	$71.50	$1,031

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–935.00	$913.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

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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
1085–1100	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,250.00	-150.00
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	-222.22
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	-150.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1150–1350	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,478.57	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+60.00
875–1020	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+6.25
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-400.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410–1430	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,487.50	+287.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.