Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-12

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	—	Average	1,794	80.92	1,452	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	57.24	884	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	57.10	781	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	49.10	585	38

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	928	1,092.52/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	10,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,558	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,254	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,002.84/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	13,689	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	51.37/cwt	42.00–57.00	618	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	37.29/cwt	30.00–40.00	420	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	60.44/cwt	58.00–63.00	760	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	57.90/cwt	55.00–62.00	899	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	56.14/cwt	50.00–62.50	763	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	65.04/cwt	63.00–68.00	942	7
Bulls	—	—	1,859	82.62/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,536	12
Bulls	—	—	1,535	74.12/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,138	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,814.36/cwt	1,650.00–1,900.00	24,512	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	1,365.65/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	16,101	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,789.04/cwt	1,700.00–1,825.00	21,397	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	18,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,605	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,332	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	901.05/cwt	710.00–985.00	12,750	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	1,595.54/cwt	1,300.00–1,700.00	22,034	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,090	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,145.51/cwt	1,125.00–1,210.00	14,296	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,434	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	20,435	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	955.00/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	11,030	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	19,992	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	23,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,317.50/cwt	1,260.00–1,375.00	13,135	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	23,788	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,921	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	70.99/cwt	65.00–79.00	809	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	105.42/cwt	80.00–129.50	1,180	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,441	63.83/cwt	61.00–69.50	920	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 Feb 12, 2018

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 232Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	928	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,558	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,409	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	870	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,248	1,125.00–1,210.00	1,145.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,365	900.00–1,250.00	1,002.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,351	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,814.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,196	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,789.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,330	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,415	710.00–985.00	901.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,381	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,595.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,434	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	910.00–1,000.00	955.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	997	1,260.00–1,375.00	1,317.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,400	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,252	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,215	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	65.00–79.00	70.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,119	80.00–129.50	105.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,441	61.00–69.50	63.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,203	42.00–57.00	51.37
10	—	1,127	30.00–40.00	37.29
6	—	1,258	58.00–63.00	60.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	52.00	52.00
8	—	1,553	55.00–62.00	57.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,359	50.00–62.50	56.14
7	—	1,448	63.00–68.00	65.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,859	78.00–89.00	82.62
3	—	1,535	72.00–75.00	74.12

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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