Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-05-03

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, May 3
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
74 vs last sale 191 43 vs year ago 160 · 26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
25 vs last sale 40 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold steady.

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
BullsAverage1,85990.841,6888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62167.761,09815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29567.3587233
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14755.1163238

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4411,277.34/cwt1,100.00–1,325.0018,4066
Bulls1,94892.78/cwt88.00–96.001,8076
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29366.86/cwt63.00–73.5086431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58868.38/cwt66.00–73.501,08613
CowsLean 85-90%1,18858.82/cwt52.00–62.5069931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33075.00/cwt75.00–75.009982
Bulls1,59085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83563.70/cwt63.00–64.501,1692
CowsLean 85-90%96442.12/cwt40.00–50.004065
CowsLean 85-90%97030.00/cwt30.00–30.002912

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.