Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	856	894	936
Slaughter cattle	741	790	721
Replacement cattle	115	104	215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Replacement cattle traded steady on a light test. Supply moderate with good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1330	1217	80-85%	62	65.00–78.00	$66.99	$815	+4.52
960–1465	1229	80-85%	150	53.00–64.00	$59.92	$736	+4.99
1205–1410	1316	80-85%	9	40.00–51.00	$46.20	$608	+1.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786–1020	866	85-90%	29	22.00–34.00	$27.37	$237	—
810–1227	1007	85-90%	46	35.00–43.50	$40.64	$409	—
730–1230	1085	85-90%	78	44.00–55.00	$49.16	$533	+0.84
850–1220	1097	85-90%	47	56.00–62.50	$59.35	$651	+11.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1630	1425	75-80%	78	57.00–66.00	$63.29	$902	+2.91
1345–1515	1427	75-80%	8	49.00–56.00	$52.76	$753	-7.62
1335–1905	1502	75-80%	63	66.50–74.50	$69.74	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1920	1574	10	64.00–77.50	$73.11	$1,151	—
1320–1955	1647	25	78.50–87.00	$83.43	$1,374	—
1230–2200	1805	21	87.50–99.00	$90.78	$1,639	+0.59

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
842 fancy	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	116.00	$116.00	$977
865 fancy	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	113.00	$113.00	$977
826–1165	959	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	80.00–85.00	$83.47	$800
1050–1178	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	72.00–99.50	$91.15	$1,005

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	82.50	$82.50	$660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1350	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	875.00–1,150.00	$999.41

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1560–1630	1595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	875.00–950.00	$913.32

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,060.00	$1,060.00
900–1200	1036	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	875.00–1,100.00	$976.22

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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.