St. Joseph Slaughter Cattle Auction MO

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon Feb 25, 2013    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

St. Joseph, MO Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle Open for 02/25/2013  

Receipts:  75 

   No comparison due to the Holiday last week. 
 
   Slaughter Cows: 
          Percent Lean       Avg Dressing    Hi Dressing        Lo Dressing
Breaking         70-80        74.00-78.00    up to 86.50        72.00-74.00 
Boning           80-85        73.00-77.00    77.00-83.50        68.00-72.00       
Lean             85-90    few 68.00-70.00    up to 72.00    few 45.00-55.00   

   Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2  1580-2220 lbs 95.00-98.00, high dressing 
101.00-104.00, low dressing 85.00-90.00.

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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