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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Apr 6

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 20 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 110▼ 99 vs year ago 195 · −50.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 39 vs year ago 50 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, leaner cows were 10.00 to 12.00 lower, while the fleshier-type Breaker and Boning Utility cows were 15.00 to 18.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested, however a sharply lower undertone noted.

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	—	High	1,667	75.01	1,250	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,525	47.86	730	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,302	42.19	549	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	41.69	495	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	30.39	325	43

Every lot

10 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	—	—	1,605	77.02/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,456	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	13.16/cwt	10.00–15.00	127	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	23.12/cwt	20.00–27.00	242	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	38.02/cwt	30.00–41.00	420	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	41.69/cwt	40.00–46.00	495	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,302	42.19/cwt	40.00–46.00	549	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,525	47.86/cwt	45.00–50.00	730	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	70.99/cwt	59.00–82.50	704	9

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Apr 6, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 110Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,302	40.00–46.00	42.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,105	30.00–41.00	38.02
12	—	1,047	20.00–27.00	23.12
6	—	968	10.00–15.00	13.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,187	40.00–46.00	41.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,525	45.00–50.00	47.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,635	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,605	75.00–78.00	77.02

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	9	—	991	59.00–82.50	70.99

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.