Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-05-17

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, May 17
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
May 10May 17latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
34 vs last sale 108 9 vs year ago 133 · +6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
40 vs last sale 10 11 vs year ago 61 · 18.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Breaker Utility Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Boning and Lean Utility Cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 higher.

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
BullsLow1,64888.951,46614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53567.371,03421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27564.4882240
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07445.8049260

Every lot, as filed

11 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%95833.41/cwt30.00–38.0032019
CowsLean 85-90%1,07041.09/cwt40.00–45.004406
Bulls1,32282.37/cwt78.00–85.001,0895
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19572.00/cwt72.00–72.008602
CowsLean 85-90%1,13853.33/cwt50.00–58.0060735
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53567.37/cwt62.00–71.501,03421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27964.08/cwt60.00–70.0082038
Bulls1,82992.60/cwt88.00–96.001,6949
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07581.70/cwt72.00–95.008786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,361950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,9304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,35413

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.