Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-02-03

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Feb 3
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
17 vs last sale 79 37 vs year ago 133 · 27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
15 vs last sale 7 6 vs year ago 28 · 21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 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
BullsAverage1,89583.471,58212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38762.6586915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20057.0468529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06933.8536226

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
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94325.00/cwt25.00–25.002364
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82530.00/cwt30.00–30.002481
CowsLean 85-90%1,08845.87/cwt40.00–50.0049910
CowsLean 85-90%1,12630.79/cwt30.00–35.003477
CowsLean 85-90%1,10618.98/cwt10.00–25.002104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38762.65/cwt59.00–66.5086915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19556.55/cwt52.00–61.0067626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24761.31/cwt61.00–62.007653
Bulls1,89683.06/cwt75.00–87.001,57511
Bulls1,88088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,6541
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11064.27/cwt59.50–70.007136
Stock CowsMedium and Large 199587.11/cwt79.00–100.008679

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.