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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Mon, May 17

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1510

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 108▲ 9 vs year ago 133 · +6.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 10▼ 11 vs year ago 61 · −18.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Breaker Utility Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Boning and Lean Utility Cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 higher.

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	—	Low	1,648	88.95	1,466	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	67.37	1,034	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	64.48	822	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	45.80	492	60

Every lot

11 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	—	—	1,322	82.37/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,089	5
Bulls	—	—	1,829	92.60/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,694	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	33.41/cwt	30.00–38.00	320	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	41.09/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	53.33/cwt	50.00–58.00	607	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	860	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	64.08/cwt	60.00–70.00	820	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	67.37/cwt	62.00–71.50	1,034	21
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	81.70/cwt	72.00–95.00	878	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,354	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,361	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,930	4

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 17, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 108Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 10Year ago 61

Compared to last week, Breaker Utility Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Boning and Lean Utility Cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	958	30.00–38.00	33.41
6	—	1,070	40.00–45.00	41.09
35	—	1,138	50.00–58.00	53.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	72.00	72.00
38	—	1,279	60.00–70.00	64.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,535	62.00–71.50	67.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	78.00–85.00	82.37
9	—	1,829	88.00–96.00	92.60

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	6	—	1,075	72.00–95.00	81.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,361	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,187	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.