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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Dec 21

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 200▲ 33 vs year ago 153 · +21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 20▲ 192 vs year ago 33 · +581.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Today held a Replacement Cow special at noon. No recent price comparison, demand was good with good buyer attendance. Have a happy holidays!

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	1,773	75.92	1,346	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	57.47	868	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,005	56.00	1,123	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	54.22	728	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	44.23	530	56

Every lot

18 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	—	—	1,670	66.61/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	79.30/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,435	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	34.66/cwt	30.00–40.00	400	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	47.42/cwt	41.00–51.50	576	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	54.22/cwt	50.00–59.50	728	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	57.47/cwt	52.00–59.50	868	42
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,005	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,123	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,302.89/cwt	900.00–1,450.00	14,801	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,227.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	15,132	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,460	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	775.75/cwt	610.00–910.00	9,899	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,606.93/cwt	1,400.00–1,775.00	21,372	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,616.06/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	21,736	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	913.19/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	12,328	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,820.13/cwt	1,700.00–2,010.00	24,754	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	883.74/cwt	750.00–950.00	12,523	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,426	1,086.41/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	15,492	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	68.27/cwt	60.00–87.00	771	8

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 Dec 21, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 200Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,360	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,820.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,330	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,606.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,345	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,616.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,136	900.00–1,450.00	1,302.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,426	800.00–1,350.00	1,086.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,233	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,227.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,350	850.00–1,025.00	913.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,417	750.00–950.00	883.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,276	610.00–910.00	775.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,129	60.00–87.00	68.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,810	75.00–85.00	79.30
4	—	1,670	60.00–70.00	66.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,154	30.00–40.00	34.66
42	—	1,214	41.00–51.50	47.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,511	52.00–59.50	57.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,342	50.00–59.50	54.22

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.