Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.29/cwt on 1,428 head.

Average price

$169.29

1,428 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	172.50	1,075	1,191
Large 1-2	555	155.00	860	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	661	153.16	1,013	234

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,428 hd

169.29

—

MO average5 barns · 8,061 hd

164.34

+4.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · St Joseph Stockyards Feeder Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	189.43/cwt	183.50–196.00	977	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	146.06/cwt	141.75–148.50	1,123	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	197.24/cwt	195.75–206.00	951	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.75/cwt	130.00–144.75	802	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.92/cwt	164.50–174.75	649	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	304	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	151.68/cwt	148.00–155.50	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.64/cwt	137.50–147.00	864	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	163.31/cwt	158.00–173.00	954	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	157.23/cwt	154.50–163.00	1,011	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	142.36/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,022	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.48/cwt	126.50–143.25	921	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	819	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,057	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	171.05/cwt	165.00–179.00	915	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	192.54/cwt	189.00–195.25	913	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	135.52/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,102	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	159.52/cwt	158.50–163.00	973	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	148.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	994	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	773	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	159.09/cwt	150.50–163.00	918	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	128.46/cwt	126.50–129.25	993	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.50	696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	150.00–160.25	769	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.50	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	151.00/cwt	145.50–159.00	1,086	145
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	141.89/cwt	137.00–143.00	936	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	134.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	977	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.78/cwt	145.00–156.75	1,016	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	164.90/cwt	162.75–172.25	787	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	173.70/cwt	168.75–183.00	997	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.09/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,143	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	135.35/cwt	134.25–137.50	1,034	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.96/cwt	159.00–167.25	868	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	154.54/cwt	147.00–161.50	967	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	174.94/cwt	169.00–178.75	1,079	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	215.56/cwt	215.00–216.50	933	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	209.37/cwt	208.00–211.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	724	163.45/cwt	162.75–164.50	1,183	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	165.60/cwt	165.60–165.60	944	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	840	17

How this sale compares

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

St Joseph Stockyards Feeder Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Wed Jan 24, 2018

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

Receipts 3,410Last week 1,640Year ago 3,650

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	516	183.50–196.00	189.43
95	—	769	141.75–148.50	146.06
54	—	482	195.75–206.00	197.24
145	—	719	145.50–159.00	151.00
3	—	415	205.00	205.00
91	—	574	168.75–183.00	173.70
124	—	668	164.00–173.00	171.09
381	—	617	169.00–178.75	174.94
11	—	331	208.00–211.00	209.37
17	—	398	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	584	158.00–173.00	163.31
40	—	643	154.50–163.00	157.23
28	—	718	139.00–144.00	142.36
8	—	789	137.75	137.75
6	—	458	187.00	187.00
25	—	535	165.00–179.00	171.05
38	—	813	133.00–139.00	135.52
42	—	669	140.00–155.00	148.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	167.00	167.00
12	—	674	145.00	145.00
8	—	783	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	190.50	190.50
24	—	433	215.00–216.50	215.56
69	—	724	162.75–164.50	163.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	574	130.00–144.75	139.75
18	—	382	164.50–174.75	169.92
8	—	534	148.00–155.50	151.68
63	—	610	137.50–147.00	141.64
4	—	446	158.00	158.00
106	—	675	126.50–143.25	136.48
7	—	721	134.00	134.00
17	—	773	126.50–129.25	128.46
21	—	490	150.00–160.25	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	526	155.75	155.75
15	—	628	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	577	150.50–163.00	159.09
24	—	424	160.00–167.50	164.13
41	—	724	130.00–137.00	134.99
124	—	665	145.00–156.75	152.78
131	—	477	162.75–172.25	164.90
20	—	383	175.00	175.00
34	—	764	134.25–137.50	135.35
95	—	526	159.00–167.25	164.96
110	—	626	147.00–161.50	154.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	570	165.60	165.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	210.00	210.00
24	—	474	189.00–195.25	192.54
37	—	610	158.50–163.00	159.52
6	—	559	165.00	165.00
9	—	848	116.00–120.50	118.00
27	—	660	137.00–143.00	141.89

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.

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