Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-04-06

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 6
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
14 vs last sale 110 99 vs year ago 195 · 50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
5 vs last sale 6 39 vs year ago 50 · 78.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, leaner cows were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, while the fleshier-type Breaker and Boning Utility cows were 15.00 to 18.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested, however a sharply lower undertone noted.

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
BullsHigh1,66775.011,2506thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,52547.867308thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30242.1954911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18741.6949520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07030.3932543

Every lot, as filed

10 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%1,30242.19/cwt40.00–46.0054911
CowsLean 85-90%1,10538.02/cwt30.00–41.0042025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18741.69/cwt40.00–46.0049520
CowsLean 85-90%1,04723.12/cwt20.00–27.0024212
CowsLean 85-90%96813.16/cwt10.00–15.001276
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,52547.86/cwt45.00–50.007308
Bulls1,77582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4562
Bulls1,63555.00/cwt55.00–55.008991
Bulls1,60577.02/cwt75.00–78.001,2363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299170.99/cwt59.00–82.507049

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.