Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-04-26

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 26
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
149 vs last sale 340 14 vs year ago 177 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
253 vs last sale 293 174 vs year ago 214 · 81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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
BullsLow1,75187.641,53415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51866.281,00615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23865.92816104
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03047.0248437

Every lot, as filed

10 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%97434.06/cwt30.00–38.003328
CowsLean 85-90%96141.01/cwt40.00–45.003949
Bulls1,64068.88/cwt65.00–75.001,1303
Bulls1,48599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4701
CowsLean 85-90%1,08454.90/cwt50.00–58.0059520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51866.28/cwt65.00–68.001,00615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23865.92/cwt60.00–69.50816104
Bulls1,80591.72/cwt86.00–96.001,65611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01376.24/cwt64.00–89.0077210
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293598.48/cwt91.00–102.009217

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.