Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-07-29

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Jul 29
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 111▼ 192 vs year ago 274 · −70.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 111 vs year ago 120 · −92.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* No recent price comparison as cow receipts have been short the last couple weeks. The St Joseph Stockyards will hold a Replacement Cow Special on August 5 at noon.

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—Average1,76486.201,5217thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43964.0392213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28261.1878423
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10650.6156022
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,119100.001,1198thin

Every lot

13 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,119100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1198
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74385.57/cwt83.00–87.001,4916
Bulls——1,89090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92738.60/cwt35.00–40.003583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04531.00/cwt31.00–31.003241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13452.66/cwt48.00–56.0059715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16758.89/cwt58.00–61.006873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26759.15/cwt55.00–63.0074915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30964.98/cwt64.00–67.508518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31068.96/cwt68.00–70.009032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46363.13/cwt58.00–65.0092411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289592.61/cwt83.00–96.008294
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0643

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.