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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 1,371 530
Slaughter cattle 495 973 419
Replacement cattle 183 398 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher with several high-dressing bulls 7.00-10.00 higher. There was a high percent of high-dressing bulls in the offering. The supply of bred cows was light to moderate and the supply of cow/calf pairs was very light. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand very good for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1395 1136 80-85% 26 55.00–64.00 $59.39 $675 —
1020–1405 1155 80-85% 52 71.00–80.00 $74.66 $862 +19.76
895–1446 1188 80-85% 131 63.50–71.50 $67.83 $806 +3.76
1260–1390 1325 80-85% 2 83.00–88.00 $85.62 $1,134 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1465 1246 75-80% 7 59.00–68.50 $64.88 $808 —
1227–1735 1405 75-80% 44 67.00–72.00 $68.81 $967 —
1115–1778 1486 75-80% 48 71.00–79.00 $75.64 $1,124 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 85-90% 2 30.00 $30.00 $202 —
781–1150 919 85-90% 13 37.50–48.00 $41.68 $383 —
720–1195 975 85-90% 40 49.00–59.00 $55.12 $537 +3.08
890–1262 1087 85-90% 42 60.00–70.50 $66.02 $718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–2115 1613 9 75.00–89.00 $84.91 $1,370 —
1290–2070 1648 12 88.50–99.00 $94.19 $1,552 —
1295–2320 1832 24 99.00–117.00 $109.45 $2,005 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
712–855 769 (<2 yrs)Open 4 75.00–100.00 $89.17 $686
675–915 831 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 62.00–85.00 $73.41 $610
740–987 906 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 59.00–67.50 $62.73 $568
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
932–1123 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 62.50–77.50 $69.98 $724
1000–1080 1040 (<2 yrs)Open 2 87.50–95.00 $91.11 $948
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1213–1240 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 70.50–77.50 $75.72 $924
1220 1220 (<2 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,074

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1225 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 810.00–900.00 $868.82
1075–1360 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 875.00–1,150.00 $982.87
1245–1318 1306 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 835.00–925.00 $910.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1340 1219 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 66.00–76.00 $70.52 $860
1120–1320 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 62.00–72.00 $70.22 $908
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1055 941 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 700.00–775.00 $761.94
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 57.50 $57.50 $569
1025–1030 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 70.00–73.00 $71.50 $735
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1300 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 785.00–850.00 $823.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165–1355 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,210.71 -255.96
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780–1000 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,125.00 $966.67 —

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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.