Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,185	815	652
Slaughter cattle	877	538	359
Replacement cattle	308	277	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. The slaughter cow offering included a heavy supply of cull dairy cows. Rain throughout the day did not keep producers from bringing cattle to market, encouraged by the good slaughter market. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand good for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1400	1168	80-85%	170	62.50–69.00	$65.14	$761	-1.40
885–1580	1214	80-85%	109	52.00–62.00	$56.89	$691	—
1030–1460	1245	80-85%	74	68.00–74.00	$71.04	$884	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1655	1356	75-80%	87	65.00–70.00	$67.53	$916	—
1070–1755	1415	75-80%	95	58.00–65.00	$62.01	$877	—
1210–1855	1531	75-80%	18	71.00–76.00	$74.01	$1,133	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–1115	920	85-90%	12	19.00–33.00	$28.39	$261	—
720–1141	920	85-90%	36	35.00–45.50	$40.65	$374	—
728–1195	930	85-90%	100	46.00–56.00	$50.62	$471	—
832–1300	1008	85-90%	49	57.00–64.00	$59.50	$600	+8.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1950	1459	10	74.00–85.00	$80.96	$1,181	—
1305–2430	1739	37	86.00–96.00	$89.88	$1,563	—
1335–2240	1835	12	97.00–108.00	$100.85	$1,851	-0.94

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1051	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	71.00–98.00	$82.21	$811
915–1115	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	67.50–87.50	$75.13	$745
1020–1255	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	65.00–70.00	$66.39	$720

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
657 thin fleshed	657	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	82.50	$82.50	$542
610–885	748	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	100.00	$100.00	$748
760–1015	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	71.00–96.00	$85.91	$736
895–1015	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	65.00–67.50	$65.16	$656

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–869	826	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	107.50–112.50	$111.76	$923

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1455	1201	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	67.50–87.00	$79.96	$960

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1345	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	750.00–850.00	$809.70
1025–1365	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	900.00–1,150.00	$997.93
1200–1360	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00–900.00	$884.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1280	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	63.00–75.00	$71.44	$822
1080–1350	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	64.00–68.50	$66.56	$785
1140–1300	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	65.00–67.00	$66.07	$806
1085–1320	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	61.00–69.00	$66.25	$817

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–900	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–875.00	$834.01
865–1050	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	650.00–900.00	$784.62

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1420	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	63.00–67.00	$64.98	$913
1420–1485	1442	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	69.50–72.00	$71.14	$1,026

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1037	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	65.00–75.00	$71.61	$698

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1360	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00–850.00	$809.11

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1100	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	47.00–55.00	$51.02	$559

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
747	747	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	760.00	$760.00
850–875	863	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–800.00	$723.91

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,000.00

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1175–1360	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,275.00–1,525.00	$1,452.14	-197.86
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+100.00
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-225.00
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-225.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,335.00	$1,335.00	—
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	-150.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1355	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,416.67	—

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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.