Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	894	701	1,156
Slaughter cattle	790	633	821
Replacement cattle	104	68	335

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher, with slaughter bulls trading 2.00-6.00 higher. Replacement cattle traded steady with the higher quality cows in very good demand. Supply moderate with overall good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1127	940	85-90%	25	22.50–33.00	$30.65	$288	—
730–1210	976	85-90%	36	35.00–43.00	$39.08	$381	+8.96
790–1240	1080	85-90%	103	44.00–51.00	$48.32	$522	+8.79
815–1415	1101	85-90%	111	52.00–62.50	$55.46	$611	+7.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1315	1217	80-85%	59	59.00–70.00	$62.47	$760	+8.54
1010–1606	1234	80-85%	118	50.00–58.00	$54.93	$678	+1.00
1070–1520	1312	80-85%	11	40.00–48.00	$45.03	$591	-0.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1332–1925	1449	75-80%	95	56.00–64.50	$60.38	$875	+8.95
1365–1610	1464	75-80%	26	49.00–55.50	$53.17	$778	-6.02
1345–1880	1577	75-80%	24	65.00–81.00	$67.59	$1,066	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1495	1317	14	63.00–77.50	$71.14	$937	+0.07
1440–2395	1684	28	78.50–87.00	$82.90	$1,396	—
1300–2130	1831	23	86.00–103.00	$90.19	$1,651	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1147	1074	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	108.00–120.00	$112.93	$1,213

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1355	1355	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,490

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1140	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	875.00–950.00	$919.07
920–1380	1151	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	710.00–850.00	$782.82
1080–1320	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	850.00–1,150.00	$954.79
1280–1290 fancy	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,407.80

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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.