Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.59/cwt on 1,642 head.

Average price

$158.59

1,642 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	159.26	1,130	1,404
Medium 1-2	379	157.50	597	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	648	154.58	1,002	233

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $128 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 sale1,642 hd

158.59

—

MO average6 barns · 8,468 hd

158.37

+0.22

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

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	149.16/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,010	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	132.90/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,039	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.23/cwt	132.50–139.50	873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.47/cwt	133.00–140.50	805	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	130.60/cwt	124.00–134.00	879	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.17/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,060	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	166.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	953	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.07/cwt	167.00–171.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.71/cwt	146.00–159.50	654	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	169.07/cwt	168.00–170.00	905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	172.90/cwt	169.00–174.00	927	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	665	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	773	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	652	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,022	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	151.43/cwt	146.00–160.50	1,092	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	146.05/cwt	141.00–147.75	1,126	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	195.11/cwt	181.00–206.50	925	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	126.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	962	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	161.84/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,088	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.12/cwt	170.00–189.50	1,018	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,319	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	188.60/cwt	180.00–196.00	984	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	193.68/cwt	190.00–197.75	1,098	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	202.26/cwt	198.00–206.00	779	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	114.78/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	203.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.48/cwt	174.00–184.00	671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	143.15/cwt	137.00–145.75	1,180	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	123.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	886	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	143.76/cwt	135.50–152.00	969	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.21/cwt	145.00–159.50	807	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	144.88/cwt	139.75–151.50	836	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.67/cwt	128.50–140.00	989	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	169.53/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,063	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	754	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,076	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	161.30/cwt	159.00–164.00	940	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	152.34/cwt	144.00–159.50	941	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	183.33/cwt	182.00–185.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.84/cwt	160.00–169.00	676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	667	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	950	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	181.49/cwt	178.00–186.00	940	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.02/cwt	154.50–164.50	749	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	158.06/cwt	153.00–161.50	1,005	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	824	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	883	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	379	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.57/cwt	120.00–121.50	983	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	158	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	630	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	884	13

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 31, 2018

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

Receipts 3,463Last week 3,410Year ago 3,465

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	140.50	140.50
19	—	636	132.50–139.50	137.23
92	—	581	133.00–140.50	138.47
50	—	673	124.00–134.00	130.60
5	—	735	125.00	125.00
41	—	477	140.00–150.00	142.15
34	—	428	146.00–159.50	152.71
10	—	158	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	666	153.00	153.00
23	—	754	142.75	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	762	120.00–131.00	126.27
12	—	372	174.00–184.00	180.48
79	—	674	135.50–152.00	143.76
100	—	530	145.00–159.50	152.21
115	—	577	139.75–151.50	144.88
62	—	724	128.50–140.00	136.67
167	—	618	144.00–159.50	152.34
4	—	853	120.00	120.00
16	—	415	160.00–169.00	162.84
78	—	468	154.50–164.50	160.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	134.00	134.00
4	—	824	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	140.25	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	677	148.00–150.00	149.16
26	—	782	132.00–134.00	132.90
25	—	730	144.50–146.00	145.17
13	—	572	165.00–170.00	166.57
6	—	475	167.00–171.00	169.07
34	—	536	169.00–174.00	172.90
80	—	636	153.00–161.50	158.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	137.50	137.50
20	—	652	156.75	156.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	218.50	218.50
60	—	567	190.00–197.75	193.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	721	146.00–160.50	151.43
259	—	771	141.00–147.75	146.05
3	—	852	132.00	132.00
32	—	474	181.00–206.50	195.11
125	—	672	151.00–169.00	161.84
137	—	578	170.00–189.50	176.12
148	—	981	134.50	134.50
42	—	522	180.00–196.00	188.60
4	—	915	128.00	128.00
12	—	1,177	112.00–120.50	114.78
14	—	442	200.00–210.00	203.53
77	—	824	137.00–145.75	143.15
257	—	627	164.00–179.00	169.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	172.00	172.00
11	—	535	168.00–170.00	169.07
3	—	362	180.00	180.00
3	—	637	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	665	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	385	198.00–206.00	202.26
18	—	716	120.00–130.00	123.72
28	—	583	159.00–164.00	161.30
9	—	468	182.00–185.00	183.33
20	—	663	135.00	135.00
41	—	648	145.00	145.00
79	—	518	178.00–186.00	181.49
5	—	883	117.00	117.00
15	—	815	120.00–121.50	120.57

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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