St. Joseph Slaughter Cattle Auction MO

SJ_LS110           
St. Joseph, MO    Mon May 21, 2012    USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

St. Joseph, MO Stockyards
Slaughter Cattle Open for 05/21/2012   

Receipts:  300

   Compared to last week, slaughter cows opened 2.00-3.00 higher with slaughter 
bulls steady to 2.00 higher.  Note:  Next week the St. Joseph Stockyards will 
begin their summer schedule with all classes of cattle selling on Wednesdays 
only thru Labor Day.

   Slaughter Cows: 
          Percent Lean   Avg Dressing    Hi Dressing    Lo Dressing
Breaking         70-80    84.00-88.25    87.50-89.25    80.00-86.00 
Boning           80-85    84.00-87.75    87.25-90.00    80.00-83.75       
Lean             85-90    74.00-82.00    82.50-87.00    61.50-72.00       

   Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2  1660-2170 lbs 100.00-108.00, high dressing 
115.00-116.50.

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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