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 | — | Low | 1,756 | 81.77 | 1,436 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,578 | 53.78 | 849 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,387 | 52.21 | 724 | 28 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,201 | 42.90 | 515 | 46 |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,054 | 25.52/cwt | 20.00–30.00 | 269 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,091 | 38.43/cwt | 35.00–40.00 | 419 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,595 | 72.21/cwt | 68.00–75.00 | 1,152 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,890 | 89.31/cwt | 88.00–92.00 | 1,688 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,261 | 47.56/cwt | 42.00–52.00 | 600 | 31 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,578 | 53.78/cwt | 51.00–56.50 | 849 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,387 | 52.21/cwt | 50.00–55.00 | 724 | 28 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,763 | 82.32/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,451 | 11 |
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.