Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-12-21

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 21
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
14 vs last sale 200 33 vs year ago 153 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
225 head
205 vs last sale 20 192 vs year ago 33 · +581.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Today held a Replacement Cow special at noon. No recent price comparison, demand was good with good buyer attendance. Have a happy holidays!

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
BullsAverage1,77375.921,34615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51157.4786842
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,00556.001,1232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34254.2272853
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19944.2353056

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3601,820.13/cwt1,700.00–2,010.0024,75433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3301,606.93/cwt1,400.00–1,775.0021,37237
Bulls1,81079.30/cwt75.00–85.001,43511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12968.27/cwt60.00–87.007718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1361,302.89/cwt900.00–1,450.0014,80117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4261,086.41/cwt800.00–1,350.0015,49222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,227.29/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0015,1328
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265985.00/cwt985.00–985.0012,4601
CowsLean 85-90%1,15434.66/cwt30.00–40.0040014
Bulls1,67066.61/cwt60.00–70.001,1124
CowsPremium White 65-75%2,00556.00/cwt56.00–56.001,1232
CowsLean 85-90%1,21447.42/cwt41.00–51.5057642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51157.47/cwt52.00–59.5086842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34254.22/cwt50.00–59.5072853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350913.19/cwt850.00–1,025.0012,32820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,417883.74/cwt750.00–950.0012,52342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,276775.75/cwt610.00–910.009,89913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3451,616.06/cwt1,600.00–1,650.0021,73611

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.