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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 9

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 143▲ 79 vs year ago 245 · +32.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 35▼ 139 vs year ago 189 · −73.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, Lean and boning utility slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower while breaker cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,688	76.61	1,293	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,733	64.16	1,112	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	54.61	826	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	45.46	565	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	33.46	379	124

Every lot

14 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	86.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,205	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	75.94/cwt	70.00–83.50	1,315	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	15.29/cwt	10.00–20.00	125	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	19.17/cwt	15.00–23.00	199	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	26.28/cwt	24.00–33.00	280	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	40.08/cwt	33.00–45.00	479	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	46.08/cwt	42.00–54.00	569	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	41.22/cwt	40.00–42.00	538	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	55.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	838	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	45.60/cwt	44.00–48.00	693	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,733	64.16/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,112	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	88.41/cwt	67.00–107.00	829	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	59.07/cwt	52.00–64.00	666	4

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 9, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 143Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 189

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, Lean and boning utility slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower while breaker cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	63.00–66.00	64.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,194	33.00–45.00	40.08
25	—	1,067	24.00–33.00	26.28
18	—	1,038	15.00–23.00	19.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	40.00–42.00	41.22
55	—	1,235	42.00–54.00	46.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	10.00–20.00	15.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,511	50.00–60.00	55.43
3	—	1,520	44.00–48.00	45.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,732	70.00–83.50	75.94
3	—	1,400	85.00–89.00	86.07
1	—	1,445	65.00	65.00

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	33	—	938	67.00–107.00	88.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	52.00–64.00	59.07

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.