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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 2

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 133▲ 15 vs year ago 128 · +11.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▼ 50 vs year ago 85 · −58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to firm while slaughter bulls were 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,650	74.37	1,227	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	60.30	914	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	48.71	643	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,093	31.51	345	67

Every lot

16 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	64.07/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	76.54/cwt	69.00–82.00	1,271	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	166	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	26.33/cwt	20.00–30.00	270	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	17.80/cwt	10.00–20.00	185	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	41.11/cwt	35.00–45.00	481	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	48.99/cwt	42.00–55.00	643	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	624	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	60.30/cwt	50.00–65.50	914	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	68.82/cwt	55.00–80.00	630	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	51.95/cwt	48.00–56.00	607	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	58.49/cwt	48.00–69.00	673	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	80.19/cwt	75.00–85.00	926	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	62.67/cwt	56.00–67.00	800	3

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.

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St Joseph Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Mon Dec 2, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, St Joseph, MO (LS-SJ)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 133Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 85

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to firm while slaughter bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,515	50.00–65.50	60.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,041	10.00–20.00	17.80
17	—	1,024	20.00–30.00	26.33
33	—	1,169	35.00–45.00	41.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	42.00	42.00
24	—	1,313	42.00–55.00	48.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,660	69.00–82.00	76.54
4	—	1,605	60.00–65.00	64.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	916	55.00–80.00	68.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,169	48.00–56.00	51.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	75.00–85.00	80.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	48.00–69.00	58.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,277	56.00–67.00	62.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.