Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,688 | 74.68 | 1,261 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,570 | 54.40 | 854 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,305 | 53.91 | 704 | 44 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,181 | 42.26 | 499 | 44 |
Every lot, as filed
7 lots · USDA AMS · St Joseph Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - St Joseph, MONothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,632 | 76.54/cwt | 72.00–81.00 | 1,249 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,305 | 53.91/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 704 | 44 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,063 | 26.98/cwt | 25.00–30.00 | 287 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,133 | 37.51/cwt | 32.00–42.00 | 425 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,870 | 68.65/cwt | 65.00–70.00 | 1,284 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,227 | 47.57/cwt | 43.00–53.00 | 584 | 26 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,570 | 54.40/cwt | 52.00–56.00 | 854 | 14 |
How this sale compares
Missouri weighted averagesOne 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.