Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2018-01-29

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Jan 29
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
19 vs last sale 224 243 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
300 head
275 vs last sale 25 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was a bred cow special starting at noon with approximately 300 head on offer.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,81477.661,40917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39054.0275146
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58252.8083519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20749.5759842

Every lot, as filed

31 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,24551.22/cwt45.00–55.0063832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54048.00/cwt48.00–48.007391
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58453.07/cwt51.00–60.0084118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39353.69/cwt50.00–59.0074840
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38545.00/cwt45.00–45.006232
CowsLean 85-90%1,15637.59/cwt32.00–42.004357
CowsLean 85-90%92359.97/cwt59.00–62.005543
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36461.80/cwt60.00–64.008434
Bulls1,68369.68/cwt68.00–72.001,1732
Bulls1,83278.72/cwt76.00–84.001,44215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3731,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0020,5952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3971,051.82/cwt810.00–1,125.0014,69415
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,30564.64/cwt63.00–66.008442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,6252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,016.76/cwt825.00–1,050.0013,7066
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1601,408.79/cwt1,250.00–1,525.0016,34211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5401,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0015,5543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4771,122.52/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0016,58013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,031116.15/cwt85.00–128.501,19826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1711,874.07/cwt1,360.00–2,100.0021,94557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,270.95/cwt1,100.00–1,425.0015,2902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4121,951.31/cwt1,700.00–2,075.0027,55226
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27371.86/cwt66.00–82.0091512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,373988.35/cwt825.00–1,075.0013,57036
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1951,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0015,0571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2591,958.46/cwt1,675.00–2,125.0024,65720
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,208875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5704
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,418869.22/cwt825.00–950.0012,32617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4791,462.45/cwt1,300.00–1,600.0021,63043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/cwt1,225.00–1,325.0015,9382
BullsMedium and Large 11,5501,720.83/cwt1,700.00–1,735.0026,6732

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.