Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-03-01

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, Mar 1
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 88▲ 150 vs year ago 88 · +170.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 16▲ 252 vs year ago 20 · +1,260.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. A special bred cow sale was held at noon today.

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—Average1,93982.581,60226
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,46461.539014thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49059.4288548
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33054.1172056
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16540.8947662
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385108.751,50610

Every lot

45 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,385108.75/cwt108.75–108.751,50610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66066.55/cwt60.00–75.001,1053
Bulls——1,97383.82/cwt80.00–87.001,65420
Bulls——1,99590.33/cwt90.00–91.001,8023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03625.16/cwt20.00–30.0026111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16934.37/cwt30.00–40.0040216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20148.31/cwt40.00–52.0058032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22554.17/cwt52.00–56.006643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31153.32/cwt50.00–58.0069948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44758.87/cwt58.00–59.008528
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,46461.53/cwt58.00–65.009014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47862.00/cwt61.50–63.0091622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50057.23/cwt53.00–60.0085826
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0018,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0017,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,9754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0020,2504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4501,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0022,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0019,2001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-21,0001,675.00/cwt1,675.00–1,675.0016,7503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,08291.45/cwt79.00–106.009895
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09267.75/cwt65.00–77.0074020
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16258.00/cwt58.00–58.006745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,94414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,688.77/cwt1,525.00–1,900.0021,21111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2731,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0021,6412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,071.68/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0013,7827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0020,3522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,056.29/cwt850.00–1,150.0014,10133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,433.21/cwt1,400.00–1,450.0019,2053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,407934.09/cwt875.00–1,050.0013,1437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4581,735.71/cwt1,650.00–1,800.0025,3077
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4841,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0022,2608
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,6051,084.79/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0017,41110
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,6081,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0020,1004
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,610975.00/cwt975.00–975.0015,6983
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,638785.84/cwt750.00–825.0012,8722
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,7281,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0026,7843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2934846.79/cwt825.00–900.007,9094
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,5463
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,499.68/cwt1,400.00–1,600.0016,28718
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1492,128.63/cwt2,000.00–2,200.0024,45831

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.