Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last sale, slaughter cows are selling mostly steady, slaughter bulls are selling firm to 4.00 higher. A bred cow sale was held at noon with approximately 400 head on offer.

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	1,701	77.64	1,321	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	57.50	867	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	56.34	720	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	44.61	490	15

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,646	2,135.65/cwt	1,950.00–2,200.00	35,153	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	21,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,224.73/cwt	1,150.00–1,310.00	15,799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	826.28/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,998	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,964	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,896.76/cwt	1,660.00–2,025.00	23,387	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	14,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,321	747.67/cwt	735.00–775.00	9,877	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,143.79/cwt	960.00–1,225.00	11,815	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,427	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	70.64/cwt	66.00–74.00	806	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	107.80/cwt	84.00–130.00	1,079	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	829.76/cwt	800.00–850.00	11,500	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,356	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,645	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	1,437.53/cwt	1,210.00–1,660.00	18,199	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	70.64/cwt	65.00–77.00	819	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	93.89/cwt	87.00–95.00	975	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,820	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,110.25/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,735	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,713.34/cwt	1,385.00–1,850.00	20,217	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,033.22/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	13,556	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,067.19/cwt	960.00–1,200.00	14,012	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,774.96/cwt	1,725.00–1,800.00	22,240	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	49.40/cwt	48.00–50.00	653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	800	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	55.80/cwt	50.00–61.00	714	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	49.31/cwt	39.00–53.00	544	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	56.43/cwt	51.00–60.00	875	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	32.49/cwt	30.00–35.00	333	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	37.01/cwt	35.00–38.00	419	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	63.41/cwt	63.00–63.50	810	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	78.33/cwt	70.00–83.50	1,337	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	990.35/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	11,617	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,415	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,507.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,650.00	19,417	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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

Mon Jan 8, 2018

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 290Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 67Year ago 0

*CLOSE* Compared to last sale, slaughter cows are selling mostly steady, slaughter bulls are selling firm to 4.00 higher. A bred cow sale was held at noon with approximately 400 head on offer.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,646	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,135.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,200	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,300	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,288	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,507.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,224.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,233	1,660.00–2,025.00	1,896.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,266	1,210.00–1,660.00	1,437.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,180	1,385.00–1,850.00	1,713.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,253	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,774.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,331	800.00–850.00	826.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	996	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,650	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	960.00–1,225.00	1,143.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,027	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,386	800.00–850.00	829.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,057	900.00–1,175.00	1,110.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,312	900.00–1,200.00	1,033.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,313	960.00–1,200.00	1,067.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	825.00–1,100.00	990.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,321	735.00–775.00	747.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,356	785.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,141	66.00–74.00	70.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	65.00–77.00	70.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,001	84.00–130.00	107.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,038	87.00–95.00	93.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	48.00–50.00	49.40
8	—	1,258	62.00–65.00	63.57
69	—	1,279	50.00–61.00	55.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,103	39.00–53.00	49.31
2	—	1,025	30.00–35.00	32.49
3	—	1,132	35.00–38.00	37.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,550	51.00–60.00	56.43
6	—	1,277	63.00–63.50	63.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	68.00	68.00
14	—	1,707	70.00–83.50	78.33

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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