Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-10-19

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Oct 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 147▲ 52 vs year ago 75 · +69.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 13▲ 130 vs year ago 12 · +1,083.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good on the slaughter cows and bulls. A replacement cow special was held at noon today.; No recent price comparison. Demand moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,77583.031,4749thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,36467.329186thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42562.5689133
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23860.2074525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09450.4955228

Every lot

30 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4941
Bulls——1,78982.16/cwt80.00–84.001,4708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80540.00/cwt40.00–40.003221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08343.68/cwt40.00–48.004734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09036.08/cwt35.00–37.003932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10652.11/cwt50.00–55.0057617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12660.21/cwt59.00–61.006784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23561.19/cwt57.00–64.0075621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25555.00/cwt55.00–55.006904
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,36467.32/cwt65.00–70.509186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42562.56/cwt58.00–65.0089133
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2965900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,6852
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,073900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293925.09/cwt885.00–1,000.0011,9617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,402913.33/cwt850.00–975.0012,8054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4391,267.74/cwt1,175.00–1,300.0018,2434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500836.75/cwt825.00–850.0012,5512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5021,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0017,6496
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,563991.88/cwt800.00–1,125.0015,5032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,9154
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,4852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298071.80/cwt63.50–80.0070416
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.0024,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0020,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0028,0005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0024,5007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0019,6007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0025,5751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1092,309.09/cwt2,200.00–2,400.0025,60811

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.