Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-04-20

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 20
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
75 vs last sale 96 41 vs year ago 130 · +31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
7 vs last sale 11 41 vs year ago 45 · 91.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, breaker and boner cows sold 12.00-15.00 higher. Lean cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher. There are no recent price comparisons for bulls, however a sharply higher undertone was 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
BullsAverage1,69082.251,39019
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,48362.009192thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48458.9087417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18856.8667691
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08234.3537227

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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287161.60/cwt56.00–65.005374
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,48362.00/cwt62.00–62.009192
CowsLean 85-90%1,13633.42/cwt30.00–36.0038017
CowsLean 85-90%1,20049.92/cwt45.00–52.005995
CowsLean 85-90%78121.94/cwt15.00–25.001715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48458.90/cwt55.00–60.0087417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18755.24/cwt50.00–60.0065667
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20661.66/cwt61.50–65.0074423
CowsBoner 80-85%85555.00/cwt55.00–55.004701
Bulls1,68282.42/cwt78.00–88.001,38615
Bulls1,90589.46/cwt89.00–90.001,7042
Bulls1,53373.78/cwt72.00–76.001,1312

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.