Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-04-08

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 8
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
15 vs last sale 180 30 vs year ago 165 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
25 vs last sale 75 29 vs year ago 79 · 36.7%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, lean cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while fleshier cows were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

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
BullsAverage1,71180.421,37612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44559.0785431
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29955.8972653
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13346.6552883

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14561.50/cwt61.50–61.507043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,08368.40/cwt57.00–74.0074114
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298095.70/cwt80.00–109.0093823
CowsLean 85-90%1,16550.33/cwt45.00–54.5058660
CowsLean 85-90%1,04435.07/cwt32.00–40.0036621
CowsLean 85-90%1,09058.00/cwt58.00–58.006322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44559.07/cwt55.00–61.0085431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29654.53/cwt50.00–58.5070741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31060.52/cwt60.00–63.5079312
Bulls1,67779.73/cwt76.00–84.001,33711
Bulls2,09088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,8391

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.