Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,066	2,102	621
Slaughter cattle	741	736	497
Replacement cattle	325	1,366	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cow and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand very 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
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1390	1100	80-85%	55	56.50–65.00	$60.80	$669	—
815–1466	1140	80-85%	177	64.00–73.00	$68.66	$783	—
1045–1475	1276	80-85%	55	72.50–82.00	$77.50	$989	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1975	1375	75-80%	78	66.50–73.00	$69.74	$959	+1.15
1065–1710	1376	75-80%	26	61.00–67.00	$64.05	$881	-4.54
1142–1750	1413	75-80%	58	72.00–79.00	$75.43	$1,066	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598–790	630	85-90%	6	25.00–34.00	$26.88	$169	—
685–1190	882	85-90%	20	37.50–47.00	$42.63	$376	+13.13
700–1115	908	85-90%	34	48.00–58.00	$53.02	$481	+12.41
820–1285	1023	85-90%	89	59.00–67.00	$63.01	$645	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1550	1318	17	79.00–91.00	$83.55	$1,101	—
1410–2310	1737	16	91.00–101.00	$96.61	$1,678	—
1560–2085	1850	20	101.00–112.00	$105.35	$1,949	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–1024	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	66.00–78.00	$70.78	$625
855–985	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–99.00	$83.48	$768
893–1005	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	64.00–68.50	$66.57	$622

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1065	928	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	92.50–101.00	$95.49	$886
911–1175	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	67.00–88.00	$73.68	$752
1088	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	74.00	$74.00	$805

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1248	1192	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	68.00–77.50	$70.47	$840
1250	1250	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,150

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–685	680	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	107.50–115.00	$109.96	$748
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	108.00	$108.00	$821

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–640	617	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–90.00	$83.46	$515

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1150	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00–825.00	$803.62
1075–1365	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	850.00–1,175.00	$1,075.09
1100–1360	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	750.00–875.00	$825.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1180	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	57.00–61.00	$59.29	$672
1125–1285	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	67.50–78.00	$72.23	$855
1080–1345	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	57.00–71.00	$66.56	$859

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1050	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	825.00–875.00	$840.32
855–1035	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	575.00–810.00	$718.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310–1365	1331	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,225.00–1,360.00	$1,308.07

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1465	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,200.00	$1,043.01
1420–1490	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	885.00–935.00	$910.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1350	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	650.00–860.00	$785.07

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1032	1032	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	67.00	$67.00	$691

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–985	917	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	885.00–975.00	$904.33
950	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–875.00	$850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–825	788	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	710.00–725.00	$717.86

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	950.00	$950.00	—
875–1050	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,055.00	+187.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1050–1220	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.00	—
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-400.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–800	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	525.00–750.00	$625.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	-487.50

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575	575	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	575.00	$575.00	—
625	625	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.