Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-12-07

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 7
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
116 vs last sale 154 54 vs year ago 324 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
92 vs last sale 12 54 vs year ago 50 · +108.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Breaker Utility and Boner Utility cows sold 2.00 higher. Lean Utility cows remained steady. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Had a Replacement cow special today at noon, no recent price comparison.

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
BullsLow1,84574.281,37024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56157.0989136
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34054.0472477
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19543.97525106

Every lot, as filed

17 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 1-21,3001,137.50/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0014,7886
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0020,2506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,246752.00/cwt725.00–800.009,3705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2211,426.32/cwt1,400.00–1,450.0017,41519
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3001,379.17/cwt1,250.00–1,425.0017,9296
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1751,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0016,1561
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56157.09/cwt52.00–62.0089136
CowsLean 85-90%1,21047.49/cwt42.00–52.0057575
Bulls1,90860.81/cwt60.00–62.001,1603
CowsLean 85-90%1,16036.45/cwt32.00–41.5042326
CowsLean 85-90%1,15230.22/cwt28.00–32.003485
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3691,024.73/cwt860.00–1,200.0014,02937
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295842.72/cwt800.00–860.0010,91310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0012,9663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240895.59/cwt725.00–975.0011,1059
Bulls1,83676.20/cwt72.00–81.001,39921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34054.04/cwt50.00–59.5072477

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.