Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-12-14

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 14
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
70 vs last sale 270 12 vs year ago 188 · +6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
84 vs last sale 104 272 vs year ago 292 · 93.2%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Next week Replacement cow special at noon.

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
BullsLow1,62976.091,23914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54655.2985526
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34152.3370271
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20343.5852473

Every lot, as filed

8 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,20436.03/cwt30.00–40.0043419
Bulls1,66364.87/cwt60.00–70.001,0792
CowsLean 85-90%1,20246.23/cwt41.00–51.0055654
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54655.29/cwt52.00–58.0085526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34152.33/cwt48.00–58.0070271
Bulls1,62377.96/cwt73.00–82.001,26512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3741,270.48/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0017,45611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10366.28/cwt62.00–71.007315

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.