Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-06-03

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Jun 3
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 151 vs last sale 345▼ 181 vs year ago 375 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 359▼ 105 vs year ago 150 · −70.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls selling 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
Bulls—Low1,63385.531,39730
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,89564.001,2132thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50959.7790231
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25359.0874165
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08548.7952946

Every lot

15 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56084.52/cwt75.00–88.001,31921
Bulls——1,79489.64/cwt88.00–90.001,6088
Bulls——1,88574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90530.00/cwt30.00–30.002721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01235.70/cwt30.00–43.0036113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11359.25/cwt58.00–60.006594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12154.05/cwt50.00–56.0060628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24158.46/cwt55.00–62.5072558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35764.18/cwt62.00–66.508717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50359.46/cwt57.00–62.0089429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59064.32/cwt63.50–65.001,0232
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,89564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,2132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05775.56/cwt66.00–94.5079927
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23466.14/cwt60.50–70.008168

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.