Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-08-19

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Aug 19
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 174▼ 18 vs year ago 119 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 367▲ 97 vs year ago 40 · +242.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady. Replacement cow special at noon today.

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—High1,74580.301,4019thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,31472.759564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59666.441,06014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29463.6282322
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04248.4750529

Every lot

29 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——1,62060.00/cwt60.00–60.009722
Bulls——1,73382.99/cwt80.00–88.001,4384
Bulls——1,84390.25/cwt89.00–92.001,6633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88430.95/cwt28.00–35.002747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06540.90/cwt40.00–42.004363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07755.80/cwt53.00–58.0060118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27268.63/cwt67.50–70.008735
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,27873.66/cwt72.00–75.009413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30162.14/cwt58.00–65.0080817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37070.50/cwt70.50–70.509661
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,42070.00/cwt70.00–70.009941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43562.00/cwt62.00–62.008901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61366.13/cwt64.00–68.001,06713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,8941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,324721.97/cwt675.00–800.009,5595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3391,431.82/cwt1,400.00–1,450.0019,17217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,362687.27/cwt600.00–885.009,3615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3871,191.01/cwt1,000.00–1,425.0016,51934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,423875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,4512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,3681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,545900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,9051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5591,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,82625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5951,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0019,1404
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,150885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,1783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0019,8257
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,3254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,5253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03185.97/cwt82.00–90.008864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0011,1572

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.