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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, May 18

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 105▼ 212 vs year ago 345 · −61.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 131▼ 298 vs year ago 359 · −83.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls sold 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	1,731	86.31	1,494	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,225	70.50	864	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	62.17	871	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	57.53	715	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	44.40	464	34

Every lot

19 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	—	—	1,639	84.98/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,393	12
Bulls	—	—	2,008	90.29/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,813	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	28.69/cwt	25.00–30.00	280	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	37.30/cwt	35.00–41.00	366	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	51.36/cwt	48.00–54.00	563	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,225	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	864	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	57.53/cwt	55.00–60.00	715	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	62.17/cwt	59.00–65.00	871	31
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	78.69/cwt	70.00–83.00	695	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	64.64/cwt	60.00–70.00	750	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	61.90/cwt	56.00–65.00	695	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	52.43/cwt	50.00–55.00	597	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	794	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	986.64/cwt	950.00–1,085.00	12,264	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,013.11/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,897	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	65.68/cwt	60.00–73.00	995	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,795	1

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 May 18, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 105Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 131Year ago 359

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,096	48.00–54.00	51.36
12	—	982	35.00–41.00	37.30
3	—	977	25.00–30.00	28.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,401	59.00–65.00	62.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,242	55.00–60.00	57.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,639	82.00–88.00	84.98
4	—	2,008	90.00–91.00	90.29

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	4	—	1,161	60.00–70.00	64.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	883	70.00–83.00	78.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,243	950.00–1,085.00	986.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	950.00–1,075.00	1,013.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,122	56.00–65.00	61.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	60.00–73.00	65.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	82.00–85.00	83.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,138	50.00–55.00	52.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.