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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 3

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 223▼ 157 vs year ago 285 · −55.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 175▲ 19 vs year ago 66 · +28.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on comparable sales, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower on comparable sales.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,861	66.84	1,244	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	58.39	918	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	45.59	594	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	26.55	306	36

Every lot

16 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	65.88/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,183	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	2,052	76.67/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,573	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	14.81/cwt	10.00–30.00	150	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	552	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	38.33/cwt	34.00–42.00	469	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	25.69/cwt	20.00–35.00	314	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	43.30/cwt	40.00–50.00	552	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	37.17/cwt	35.00–38.00	494	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	54.36/cwt	52.00–59.00	744	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	64.36/cwt	63.00–65.00	963	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	53.91/cwt	52.00–55.00	878	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	773.49/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,808	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	103.17/cwt	90.00–115.50	1,125	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	47.16/cwt	38.00–55.00	576	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	66.44/cwt	60.00–84.00	864	24

This sale against other markets

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.

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St Joseph Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Mon Dec 3, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, St Joseph, MO (LS-SJ)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 223Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 175Year ago 66

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on comparable sales, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower on comparable sales.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,629	52.00–55.00	53.91
3	—	1,497	63.00–65.00	64.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	34.00–42.00	38.33
1	—	1,150	48.00	48.00
12	—	1,223	20.00–35.00	25.69
12	—	1,016	10.00–30.00	14.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,369	52.00–59.00	54.36
5	—	1,330	35.00–38.00	37.17
39	—	1,274	40.00–50.00	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,795	62.00–68.00	65.88
3	—	2,052	76.00–78.00	76.67
1	—	1,810	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	725.00–900.00	773.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,090	90.00–115.50	103.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,300	60.00–84.00	66.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,221	38.00–55.00	47.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.