Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,670 | 60.00 | 1,002 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,473 | 59.72 | 880 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,178 | 52.91 | 623 | 50 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,090 | 41.89 | 457 | 26 |
Every lot
9 lots · USDA AMS · St Joseph Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - St Joseph, MONothing 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,670 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 1,002 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,076 | 45.43/cwt | 42.00–48.00 | 489 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,087 | 21.73/cwt | 20.00–25.00 | 236 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,142 | 51.96/cwt | 50.00–55.00 | 593 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,240 | 35.00/cwt | 35.00–35.00 | 434 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,283 | 59.89/cwt | 58.00–62.00 | 768 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,470 | 60.21/cwt | 55.00–64.00 | 885 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,525 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 763 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,545 | 48.00/cwt | 48.00–48.00 | 742 | 2 |
This sale against other markets
Missouri weighted averagesOne 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.