Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-06-10

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Jun 10
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
116 vs last sale 194 82 vs year ago 160 · 51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
30 vs last sale 45 198 vs year ago 213 · 93.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, boning and lean cows were steady while fleshier cows were firmer on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Light volume this week as producers are in the field making hay or finishing up their corn and soybean planting.

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
BullsLow1,62181.601,32219
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,33870.009374thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39761.7986316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24059.5673812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13847.7854417

Every lot, as filed

12 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,33870.00/cwt70.00–70.009374
CowsLean 85-90%1,16854.56/cwt50.00–56.0063713
CowsLean 85-90%1,07031.45/cwt30.00–33.003372
CowsLean 85-90%1,01320.00/cwt20.00–20.002032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40961.48/cwt60.00–63.0086614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31064.00/cwt64.00–64.008382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22459.16/cwt56.00–62.0072411
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27471.28/cwt67.00–73.009087
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295976.21/cwt72.00–80.007315
Bulls1,53866.31/cwt60.00–75.001,0203
Bulls1,63684.47/cwt78.00–88.001,38216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41064.00/cwt64.00–64.009021

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.