Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-03-18

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Mar 18
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
92 vs last sale 217 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
269 vs last sale 317 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* CLOSE * Compared to last week, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate of moderate offerings,

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
BullsAverage1,69482.041,3907thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45958.9986145
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26656.9972119
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12445.7051423

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Bulls1,69482.04/cwt80.00–86.001,3907
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,2753
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298497.35/cwt83.00–114.5095812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22664.26/cwt58.00–75.0078811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27256.28/cwt55.00–58.0071615
CowsLean 85-90%1,13652.98/cwt50.00–57.0060215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32062.87/cwt61.00–64.008303
CowsLean 85-90%1,09729.88/cwt25.00–33.003286
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01050.00/cwt50.00–50.005051
CowsLean 85-90%1,11538.52/cwt37.00–40.004292
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43959.45/cwt55.00–64.0085536
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56955.07/cwt52.00–58.008647
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43364.51/cwt64.00–65.009242

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.