Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-11-23

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Nov 23
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 137▲ 37 vs year ago 133 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 0▲ 154 vs year ago 35 · +440.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good on the Slaughter Cows and Bulls. Today held a replacement cow special at noon, no recent price comparison. Demand moderate to good on a moderate supply. No Feeder auction this Wednesday due to Thanksgiving holiday. Have a nice Thanksgiving and be safe.

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—Average1,74875.071,31214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54854.5684523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37051.6470739
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,17942.4250060

Every lot

20 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74875.07/cwt70.00–80.001,31214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07723.03/cwt20.00–25.002485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11936.13/cwt32.00–40.0040414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21246.93/cwt42.00–52.0056941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37051.64/cwt48.00–55.0070739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54854.56/cwt50.00–58.0084523
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,644.92/cwt1,600.00–1,700.0021,0223
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3361,225.00/cwt950.00–1,325.0016,3669
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,110950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1711,838.95/cwt1,625.00–1,950.0021,53411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,308.74/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0015,88826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,506.50/cwt1,250.00–1,600.0018,89222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,4201
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,295775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,0361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,6632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,340635.00/cwt635.00–635.008,5091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3411,304.30/cwt1,050.00–1,485.0017,49136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,149.74/cwt850.00–1,250.0015,52123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,376872.90/cwt850.00–875.0012,01112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298470.66/cwt65.00–78.0069514

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.