St. Joseph Slaughter Cattle Auction MO

SJ_LS110         
St. Joseph, MO    Mon Feb 04, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

St. Joseph, MO Stockyards
Slaughter Cattle Open Midsession and Close for 02/04/2013  

Receipts: 200. 
  Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. 
Slaughter bulls not well tested.  
  
   Slaughter Cows: 
          Percent Lean   Avg Dressing    Hi Dressing    Lo Dressing
Breaking         70-80    70.00-75.00    75.00-78.00    -----------
Boning           80-85    70.00-75.00    74.00-80.00    68.00-70.00
Lean             85-90    65.00-72.00    72.00-74.00    45.00-58.00
                       
   Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2  individual 1765 lbs 93.25, 
couple fed bulls 1520 lbs 101.00, few low dressing 1320-2335 lbs 
85.00.

   Feeder Stocker Cows: Medium Large 1-2 2-4  year old open cows 
and heiferettes (mostly black) 860-1200 lbs 99.00-108.00. 


SOURCE:  USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         Corbitt Wall, 816-676-7000 StJoe.LGMN@ams.usda.gov 
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
         http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS110.txt
         http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews

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