Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-02-22

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Feb 22
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
68 vs last sale 156 108 vs year ago 196 · 55.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
5 vs last sale 21 255 vs year ago 271 · 94.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison on slaughter cows and bulls. Moderated temperatures this week when compared to the last couple weeks where extreme conditions left for hazardous road travel.

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
BullsAverage2,06993.671,93814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48963.5494615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28262.3079932
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15747.1254523

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05097.79/cwt86.00–101.001,0277
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11269.27/cwt65.00–81.007709
Bulls2,05893.39/cwt88.00–96.001,9229
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25162.60/cwt57.00–68.0078327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48963.54/cwt60.00–68.0094615
CowsLean 85-90%1,18854.82/cwt50.00–60.0065112
Bulls2,144100.22/cwt98.00–101.002,1494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42068.17/cwt67.00–69.509682
Bulls1,86570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47255.69/cwt53.00–58.008203
CowsLean 85-90%1,12241.78/cwt35.00–46.004699
CowsLean 85-90%1,12525.00/cwt25.00–25.002812

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.