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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 31
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
78 vs last sale 0 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
30 vs last sale 0 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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
BullsAverage1,80566.821,2065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44053.2276618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28548.4462226
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13838.6444014

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Bulls1,51064.00/cwt64.00–64.009661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08770.23/cwt55.00–95.0076311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,43955.42/cwt49.00–77.0079717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39251.68/cwt48.00–54.007199
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53456.72/cwt55.00–58.508708
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12039.00/cwt39.00–39.004371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27747.17/cwt44.00–50.0060221
CowsLean 85-90%1,17441.71/cwt38.00–44.004907
CowsLean 85-90%1,13345.99/cwt45.00–47.005213
CowsLean 85-90%1,15030.48/cwt30.00–31.003512
CowsLean 85-90%1,01025.00/cwt25.00–25.002532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31853.75/cwt52.00–56.507085
Bulls2,16378.50/cwt78.50–78.501,6982
Bulls1,59556.54/cwt55.00–58.009022

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.