Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2017-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-12-18

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,868	73.28	1,369	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	55.78	844	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	54.82	698	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	43.38	496	45

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · St Joseph Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,285	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,157.38/cwt	1,150.00–1,170.00	15,393	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,170.93/cwt	1,025.00–1,240.00	14,683	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,442	1,585.58/cwt	1,560.00–1,600.00	22,864	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,482.96/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	20,168	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	1,426.06/cwt	1,400.00–1,660.00	14,032	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,407	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,084.79/cwt	900.00–1,160.00	14,460	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	383	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,285	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	25,700	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,429	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	27,508	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,531	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	16,458	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	1,177.35/cwt	1,060.00–1,300.00	16,236	8
Bulls	—	—	1,410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	74.06/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,403	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	20,930	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,438	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,592	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	24,039	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,397	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,113	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	1,531.11/cwt	1,510.00–1,600.00	19,476	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	20,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	956.30/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,375	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	56.33/cwt	51.00–62.00	847	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	45.17/cwt	40.00–52.00	519	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	47.11/cwt	46.50–48.00	605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	61.83/cwt	61.00–63.00	792	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,618	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	13,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,358	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,679	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,141.75/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	11,874	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,053.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,793	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	54.49/cwt	50.00–60.50	693	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	50.44/cwt	50.00–51.00	806	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,462	1,544.33/cwt	1,400.00–1,725.00	22,578	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,592	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	36.77/cwt	35.00–38.50	393	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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St Joseph Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Mon Dec 18, 2017

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, St Joseph, MO (LS-SJ)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 290Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 500Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	863	960.00	960.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	984	1,400.00–1,660.00	1,426.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,330	1,150.00–1,170.00	1,157.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,308	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,333	900.00–1,160.00	1,084.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,531	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,379	1,060.00–1,300.00	1,177.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,294	900.00–1,050.00	956.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,141.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,226	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,442	1,560.00–1,600.00	1,585.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,360	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,482.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,592	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,397	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,462	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,544.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,328	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,429	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,438	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,618	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,358	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,380	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,254	1,025.00–1,240.00	1,170.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,272	1,510.00–1,600.00	1,531.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,485.00	1,485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,277	30.00	30.00
37	—	1,149	40.00–52.00	45.17
6	—	1,069	35.00–38.50	36.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,504	51.00–62.00	56.33
5	—	1,598	50.00–51.00	50.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	46.50–48.00	47.11
9	—	1,281	61.00–63.00	61.83
99	—	1,272	50.00–60.50	54.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	60.00	60.00
17	—	1,895	70.00–77.50	74.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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