Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-07-29

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Jul 29
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
29 vs last sale 111 192 vs year ago 274 · 70.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
14 vs last sale 23 111 vs year ago 120 · 92.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* No recent price comparison as cow receipts have been short the last couple weeks. The St Joseph Stockyards will hold a Replacement Cow Special on August 5 at noon.

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
BullsAverage1,76486.201,5217thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43964.0392213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28261.1878423
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10650.6156022
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,119100.001,1198thin

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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289592.61/cwt83.00–96.008294
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,258800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0643
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26759.15/cwt55.00–63.0074915
CowsLean 85-90%1,13452.66/cwt48.00–56.0059715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30964.98/cwt64.00–67.508518
CowsLean 85-90%1,16758.89/cwt58.00–61.006873
Bulls1,74385.57/cwt83.00–87.001,4916
CowsLean 85-90%92738.60/cwt35.00–40.003583
Bulls1,89090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7011
CowsLean 85-90%1,04531.00/cwt31.00–31.003241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46363.13/cwt58.00–65.0092411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31068.96/cwt68.00–70.009032
HeifersSelect and Choice1,119100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1198

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.