Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-10-19

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Oct 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
20 vs last sale 147 52 vs year ago 75 · +69.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
129 vs last sale 13 130 vs year ago 12 · +1,083.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good on the slaughter cows and bulls. A replacement cow special was held at noon today.; No recent price comparison. Demand moderate to good on a moderate supply.

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
BullsAverage1,77583.031,4749thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,36467.329186thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42562.5689133
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23860.2074525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09450.4955228

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,073900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6572
Bred CowsMedium 1-2965900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,6852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,293925.09/cwt885.00–1,000.0011,9617
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2181,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,4852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298071.80/cwt63.50–80.0070416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,500836.75/cwt825.00–850.0012,5512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0024,5007
CowsLean 85-90%1,08343.68/cwt40.00–48.004734
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80540.00/cwt40.00–40.003221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25555.00/cwt55.00–55.006904
CowsLean 85-90%1,09036.08/cwt35.00–37.003932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,9001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1092,309.09/cwt2,200.00–2,400.0025,60811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0025,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5021,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0017,6496
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,402913.33/cwt850.00–975.0012,8054
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2101,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,9154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4391,267.74/cwt1,175.00–1,300.0018,2434
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0020,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,563991.88/cwt800.00–1,125.0015,5032
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0028,0005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0019,6007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.0024,7004
Bulls1,78982.16/cwt80.00–84.001,4708
CowsLean 85-90%1,10652.11/cwt50.00–55.0057617
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,36467.32/cwt65.00–70.509186
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23561.19/cwt57.00–64.0075621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42562.56/cwt58.00–65.0089133
Bulls1,66090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4941
CowsLean 85-90%1,12660.21/cwt59.00–61.006784

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.