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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 645 1,648
Slaughter cattle 629 577 791
Replacement cattle 109 68 857

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–1395 904 85-90% 43 31.00–45.00 $37.91 $343 —
800–1520 1031 85-90% 79 47.00–54.50 $51.87 $535 —
940–1420 1123 85-90% 102 55.00–62.00 $57.44 $645 -1.94
955–1273 1126 85-90% 26 63.00–70.00 $64.63 $728 +5.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1305 1189 80-85% 10 71.00–76.00 $72.51 $862 —
1018–1425 1210 80-85% 48 64.00–70.00 $67.12 $812 -6.10
965–1595 1219 80-85% 72 56.00–63.50 $60.67 $740 -12.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1620 1407 75-80% 72 65.50–73.00 $68.59 $965 +1.37
1365–1450 1415 75-80% 8 57.00–65.00 $63.55 $899 -3.67
1420–2205 1580 75-80% 29 74.00–80.00 $76.28 $1,205 -2.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1720 1426 11 75.00–87.50 $82.30 $1,174 —
1175–2150 1764 37 88.00–96.00 $93.13 $1,643 -4.53
995–2220 1781 12 97.00–105.00 $99.40 $1,770 +1.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1220 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 80.00–93.00 $85.91 $893

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1270 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 800.00–1,100.00 $904.64
910–1240 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 800.00–1,175.00 $972.43
1060–1310 1171 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 925.00–1,000.00 $961.49
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–800 757 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 800.00–950.00 $876.47

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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
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
920–1210 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,550.00 $1,330.00 —
980–1150 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,358.33 —
1090–1280 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,312.50 —

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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.