Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-11-23

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Nov 23
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
33 vs last sale 137 37 vs year ago 133 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
189 vs last sale 0 154 vs year ago 35 · +440.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good on the Slaughter Cows and Bulls. Today held a replacement cow special at noon, no recent price comparison. Demand moderate to good on a moderate supply. No Feeder auction this Wednesday due to Thanksgiving holiday. Have a nice Thanksgiving and be safe.

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
BullsAverage1,74875.071,31214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54854.5684523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37051.6470739
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,17942.4250060

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3361,225.00/cwt950.00–1,325.0016,3669
Bulls1,74875.07/cwt70.00–80.001,31214
CowsLean 85-90%1,07723.03/cwt20.00–25.002485
CowsLean 85-90%1,21246.93/cwt42.00–52.0056941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37051.64/cwt48.00–55.0070739
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54854.56/cwt50.00–58.0084523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,4201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1711,838.95/cwt1,625.00–1,950.0021,53411
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,340635.00/cwt635.00–635.008,5091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2541,506.50/cwt1,250.00–1,600.0018,89222
CowsLean 85-90%1,11936.13/cwt32.00–40.0040414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3331,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,6632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298470.66/cwt65.00–78.0069514
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,644.92/cwt1,600.00–1,700.0021,0223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3411,304.30/cwt1,050.00–1,485.0017,49136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2141,308.74/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0015,88826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,149.74/cwt850.00–1,250.0015,52123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,376872.90/cwt850.00–875.0012,01112
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,110950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5451
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,295775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,0361

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.