Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-11-04

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Nov 4
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 137▼ 36 vs year ago 182 · −19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 65▼ 19 vs year ago 90 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 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
Bulls—Average1,76873.251,29515
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,73762.871,0926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44954.7979425
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32449.1165029
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11031.1934647

Every lot

24 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——1,52861.83/cwt60.00–65.009453
Bulls——1,80575.30/cwt73.00–78.001,35911
Bulls——2,08585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92313.08/cwt10.00–15.001217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05819.40/cwt15.00–25.0020511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15442.62/cwt38.00–46.0049217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16630.58/cwt25.00–36.003578
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28647.97/cwt47.00–49.006174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32048.57/cwt45.00–53.0064126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32545.00/cwt45.00–45.005961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35853.83/cwt53.00–55.007313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44654.52/cwt50.00–59.0078822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55062.60/cwt60.00–65.009702
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,73762.87/cwt61.00–66.001,0926
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01089.50/cwt89.50–89.5090411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02081.87/cwt62.00–90.0083516
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,08857.55/cwt55.00–60.006263
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950985.00/cwt985.00–985.009,3581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07075.18/cwt71.00–81.008042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13069.00/cwt69.00–69.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205985.00/cwt985.00–985.0011,8691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,256781.61/cwt750.00–800.009,8178
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,321956.27/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,63213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43858.00/cwt58.00–58.008344

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.