Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-04-15

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 15
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
111 vs last sale 195 39 vs year ago 267 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
0 vs last sale 50 11 vs year ago 61 · 18.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls selling steady. Larger run of slaughter cows on hand today with sunshine plentiful.

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
BullsAverage1,72882.181,42032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43557.2082158
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27954.5369797
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08745.7949887

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0017,2903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0015,9003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,435.00/cwt1,435.00–1,435.0016,5032
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12974.53/cwt62.00–85.0084119
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11760.54/cwt55.00–70.0067616
Bulls1,64981.80/cwt78.00–85.001,34919
BullsHeavy Weight2,38575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,7891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27254.44/cwt50.00–58.5069293
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44057.84/cwt54.00–60.5083350
CowsLean 85-90%1,10749.02/cwt45.00–53.0054360
CowsLean 85-90%1,15956.55/cwt55.00–58.006554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58262.15/cwt62.00–62.509833
Bulls1,85987.69/cwt87.00–90.001,63010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42060.38/cwt60.00–61.008573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47545.00/cwt45.00–45.006641
Bulls1,49561.75/cwt60.00–64.009232
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30047.79/cwt45.00–50.006215
CowsLean 85-90%1,03036.89/cwt35.00–41.0038018
CowsLean 85-90%99530.38/cwt30.00–32.003025

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.