Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-02-24

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Feb 24
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 370▲ 14 vs year ago 182 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
271 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 411▲ 136 vs year ago 135 · +100.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls sold steady with instances of 1.00-2.00 higher on high dressing bulls. A replacement cow special was held at noon today.

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
Bulls—Low1,83279.501,45618
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54467.771,0469thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45663.3592230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27857.1173067
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08639.9543459

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-2—1,2931,435.71/cwt1,275.00–1,500.0018,5647
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3471,525.28/cwt1,450.00–1,600.0020,54610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1461,497.03/cwt1,400.00–1,550.0017,15644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3281,076.83/cwt900.00–1,275.0014,30043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3081,292.82/cwt1,100.00–1,375.0016,91040
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2751,167.56/cwt950.00–1,350.0014,88635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2101,310.28/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0015,85419
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10991.89/cwt90.00–92.501,0194
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10471.79/cwt62.00–82.0079324
Bulls——1,64962.49/cwt60.00–65.001,0305
Bulls——1,98890.39/cwt88.00–94.001,7975
Bulls——1,84883.32/cwt80.00–86.001,5408
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27857.11/cwt51.00–62.0073067
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45663.35/cwt60.00–65.5092230
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00124.29/cwt20.00–27.002436
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05734.39/cwt30.00–38.0036425
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13148.27/cwt40.00–53.0054628
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,54467.77/cwt67.00–68.001,0469

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.