Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-11-25

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Nov 25
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 217 vs last sale 350▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 369 vs last sale 404▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, Breaker Utility cows were steady to 2.00 lower, while Boning Utility and Cutter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. From everyone here at the USDA/AMS/LPGMN Market News, have a great and safe Thanksgiving holiday.

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—Average1,74372.861,27010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52165.3799434
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28846.7260241
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21035.7843329

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63475.28/cwt70.00–80.001,2308
Bulls——2,17863.16/cwt60.00–65.001,3762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13516.70/cwt15.00–20.001903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14048.51/cwt48.00–49.005532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19640.06/cwt36.00–44.0047916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25345.33/cwt40.00–52.0056833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26542.00/cwt42.00–42.005311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28531.20/cwt30.00–35.004018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39955.97/cwt55.00–59.007836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49461.58/cwt48.00–65.5092010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53042.00/cwt42.00–42.006432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54468.04/cwt66.00–70.001,05123
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,14697.79/cwt68.50–108.501,1219
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14668.12/cwt60.00–80.0078113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,37854.26/cwt49.00–66.007484

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.