Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-12-02

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 2
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
10 vs last sale 133 15 vs year ago 128 · +11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
0 vs last sale 35 50 vs year ago 85 · 58.8%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to firm while slaughter bulls were steady.

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
BullsAverage1,65074.371,22723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51560.3091415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32048.7164325
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09331.5134567

Every lot, as filed

16 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51560.30/cwt50.00–65.5091415
Bulls1,66076.54/cwt69.00–82.001,27119
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291668.82/cwt55.00–80.006308
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15580.19/cwt75.00–85.009262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15568.00/cwt68.00–68.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20555.00/cwt55.00–55.006631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15058.49/cwt48.00–69.0067310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16951.95/cwt48.00–56.006076
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27762.67/cwt56.00–67.008003
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83020.00/cwt20.00–20.001662
CowsLean 85-90%1,04117.80/cwt10.00–20.0018515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48542.00/cwt42.00–42.006241
CowsLean 85-90%1,02426.33/cwt20.00–30.0027017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31348.99/cwt42.00–55.0064324
Bulls1,60564.07/cwt60.00–65.001,0284
CowsLean 85-90%1,16941.11/cwt35.00–45.0048133

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.