Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

1,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,371	1,011	747
Slaughter cattle	973	738	530
Replacement cattle	398	273	217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and a moderate supply of 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
1650–1700	1675	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,650.75	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1470	1150	80-85%	191	50.00–60.00	$54.90	$631	+0.94
815–1545	1174	80-85%	214	60.00–68.00	$64.07	$752	+10.11
1110–1310	1208	80-85%	22	67.50–76.00	$72.22	$872	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1180	883	85-90%	29	35.00–45.00	$39.11	$345	+1.55
580–1380	950	85-90%	12	15.00–33.00	$24.95	$237	—
745–1155	966	85-90%	104	46.00–57.00	$52.04	$503	—
850–1210	1013	85-90%	71	56.00–66.00	$60.27	$611	+11.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1611	1326	75-80%	61	57.00–64.00	$61.20	$812	+2.99
1210–1855	1502	75-80%	72	63.00–69.00	$65.73	$987	—
1220–1860	1534	75-80%	31	68.00–74.00	$70.81	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1223–2210	1434	15	78.00–85.00	$82.80	$1,187	—
1270–2420	1753	27	88.00–96.00	$91.15	$1,598	—
1640–2165	1888	20	95.00–107.00	$100.09	$1,890	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1020	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	85.00–97.50	$94.03	$921
865–1089	1041	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	67.50–86.00	$75.45	$785

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
746–885	799	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	85.00–99.00	$92.57	$740
705–1030	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	65.00–75.00	$69.50	$641
805–1025	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	60.00–64.00	$63.10	$603

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1122–1159	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–81.00	$79.84	$919

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
833	833	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	115.00	$115.00	$958

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1365	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	875.00–1,150.00	$1,003.14
1260–1285	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	725.00–835.00	$757.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1280	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	62.00–70.00	$63.80	$727
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	68.00	$68.00	$792
1058–1315	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	55.00–67.00	$60.84	$737

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	860.00	$860.00
1400–1500	1439	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	810.00–1,050.00	$911.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1365	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,250.00–1,285.00	$1,269.19

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1050	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	675.00–875.00	$747.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220–1280	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	800.00–850.00	$824.87

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	57.00–65.00	$61.00	$650

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
650–850	738	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	575.00–825.00	$667.37

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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
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00	$875.00	-500.00
1150–1175	1169	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,318.75	-138.88
1075–1300	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	78	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,362.82	-94.81
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-157.63
1170–1285	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00	$900.00	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,466.67	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00	$825.00	—
950–1000	967	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00	$850.00	-400.00
825–1050	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,050.00	$990.00	-260.00
850–1045	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,200.00	$1,108.33	-141.67
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-75.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	-485.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685–950	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–600.00	$583.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00	$850.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	(<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.