Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2018-10-15

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Oct 15
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 0▼ 42 vs year ago 138 · −30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 0▲ 48 vs year ago 17 · +282.4%
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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
Bulls—Low1,88378.621,4818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33856.9576250
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39454.997668thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12940.9846316

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,323953.46/cwt925.00–975.0012,6147
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—94698.86/cwt91.00–109.509358
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0017,2251
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—8931,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0012,5022
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,24060.76/cwt53.00–70.0075343
Bulls——1,98072.58/cwt70.00–75.001,4373
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16745.00/cwt45.00–45.005252
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22354.83/cwt52.00–58.0067126
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,49060.55/cwt60.00–61.0090222
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,25550.00/cwt50.00–50.006284
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58658.65/cwt58.00–59.009303
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37064.00/cwt64.00–64.008771
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12246.62/cwt45.00–50.005237
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14233.06/cwt30.00–38.003786
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16252.00/cwt52.00–52.006042
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03027.00/cwt27.00–27.002781
Bulls——1,82582.25/cwt80.00–83.001,5015

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.