Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-11-02

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Nov 2
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
75 vs last sale 127 56 vs year ago 146 · +38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
120 vs last sale 142 49 vs year ago 71 · 69.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market report for comparison, a weaker undertone on Slaughter Cows and Bulls is 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
BullsAverage1,89678.941,49612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58862.4899230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34359.1279480
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12650.7957261

Every lot, as filed

11 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 1-21,03972.18/cwt65.00–89.0075013
Bulls1,89180.25/cwt78.00–84.001,5189
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34059.28/cwt56.00–64.0079477
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58862.48/cwt60.00–65.0099230
CowsLean 85-90%1,15053.89/cwt50.00–58.0062040
CowsLean 85-90%1,16259.31/cwt59.00–60.006896
Bulls1,91075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,4333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41355.00/cwt55.00–55.007773
CowsLean 85-90%1,11443.71/cwt38.00–47.004879
CowsLean 85-90%96335.79/cwt35.00–38.003454
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92025.00/cwt25.00–25.002302

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.