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5/20/2013 11:15 AM
By Associated Press

SJ—LS110
St. Joseph, MO	Mon May 20, 2013	USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News

St. Joseph, MO Stockyards
Slaughter Cattle Mid-Session and Close for 05/20/2013

Receipts:	225

	Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold fully steady with slaughter bulls
selling 3.00-5.00 lower.	Slaughter steers and heifers were not tested.	Note:
Starting next week, the St. Joseph Stockyards will move to their summer schedule
with all classes of cattle selling on Wednesdays through Labor Day.

	Slaughter Cows:
	Percent Lean	Avg Dressing	Hi Dressing	Lo Dressing
Breaking	70-80	73.00-76.00	77.00-80.50	70.00-73.00
Boning	80-85	72.00-76.00	76.00-81.00	65.00-72.00
Lean	85-90	68.00-73.00	73.00-75.00	50.00-62.00

	Slaughter Bulls:	Yield Grade 1-2	1335-1980 lbs 92.00-96.00, high dressing
97.50-98.00, low dressing 85.00-91.00; indiv 2395 lbs 82.00.

	Cow/Calf Pairs:	Medium and Large 1 Consignment 2-6 year old 1100-1200 lb
good quality black cows w/250-350 lb calves 1775.00-1900.00 per pair.

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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