Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-04-12

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 12
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
36 vs last sale 99 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
2 vs last sale 22 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Breaker and Boning Utility cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Lean Utility cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls firm undertone noted.

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
BullsAverage1,88798.781,86413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56065.061,01512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26162.8679364
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14247.2954026

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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03584.12/cwt70.00–109.0087112
Bulls1,86293.14/cwt92.00–95.001,7343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26162.86/cwt58.00–67.0079364
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56065.06/cwt62.00–69.001,01512
CowsLean 85-90%1,16354.00/cwt50.00–58.0062816
Bulls1,895100.47/cwt98.00–104.001,90410
CowsLean 85-90%1,09940.52/cwt38.00–45.004457
CowsLean 85-90%1,13027.28/cwt25.00–32.003083

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.