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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 2,282 1,080
Slaughter cattle 548 1,165 740
Replacement cattle 179 1,117 340

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was light.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733–1055 918 85-90% 9 57.50–62.00 $58.64 $538 —
850–1250 966 85-90% 15 33.00–38.00 $35.99 $348 —
760–1540 1094 85-90% 111 40.00–47.50 $43.89 $480 —
820–1705 1153 85-90% 99 48.00–56.50 $52.26 $603 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1375 1199 80-85% 44 56.00–62.50 $58.73 $704 —
1040–1280 1203 80-85% 7 63.00–68.50 $65.07 $783 +11.70
1010–1585 1288 80-85% 36 48.00–55.00 $52.34 $674 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1461 1398 75-80% 20 50.00–57.00 $53.77 $752 -1.66
1315–1645 1442 75-80% 21 58.00–67.00 $62.17 $896 -2.89
1305–1840 1591 75-80% 24 67.50–76.00 $71.42 $1,136 -0.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1820 1406 7 71.00–78.50 $75.62 $1,063 —
1300–1995 1630 14 80.00–87.00 $83.43 $1,360 -4.84
1570–1955 1794 11 89.00–95.00 $91.53 $1,642 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
718–897 807 (<2 yrs)Open 13 107.50–122.50 $115.47 $932
860–1298 1034 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 71.50–97.50 $79.04 $817

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 650.00 $650.00
1020–1280 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 775.00–1,100.00 $896.96
1175–1280 fancy 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,375.00–1,485.00 $1,445.94
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
980–1140 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,334.38 —
1100–1120 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -162.50

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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.