Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.22/cwt on 1,669 head.

Average price

$164.22

1,669 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	174.52	1,003	141
Medium and Large 1	694	163.27	1,132	1,528

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,669 hd

164.22

—

MO average4 barns · 3,986 hd

161.85

+2.37

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

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.38/cwt	127.00–145.00	935	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	176.20/cwt	173.50–179.50	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,029	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	184.85/cwt	183.75–187.00	754	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	168.36/cwt	156.50–179.00	815	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.58/cwt	153.50–174.50	856	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	129.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	960	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	152.25/cwt	152.00–154.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	138.86/cwt	132.00–145.00	929	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	131.71/cwt	131.50–132.50	1,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	143.25/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,030	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,154	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.52/cwt	156.00–178.00	712	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	129.39/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	139.88/cwt	137.50–147.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	859	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	155.34/cwt	145.00–163.25	958	304
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	144.09/cwt	139.00–154.75	975	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.89/cwt	147.50–170.00	913	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	150.25/cwt	150.00–150.50	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	148.00/cwt	139.50–150.00	716	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	177.09/cwt	172.50–186.00	657	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	617	137.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	130.15/cwt	130.00–130.25	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	181.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	164.60/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,057	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	210.42/cwt	198.00–214.50	810	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,226	67.75/cwt	67.75–67.75	831	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	151.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	194.94/cwt	190.00–205.00	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	231.75/cwt	228.00–236.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	199.96/cwt	192.00–209.50	926	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	197.96/cwt	193.00–210.00	865	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	138.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	152.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	157.79/cwt	150.00–164.25	1,139	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	177.48/cwt	168.50–182.25	1,106	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	140.89/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,150	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.76/cwt	164.00–176.50	997	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	176.82/cwt	158.00–183.00	950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	656	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,385	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	165.60/cwt	157.00–176.75	1,105	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,217	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,299	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	219.38/cwt	219.00–219.50	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	956	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	951	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.50	919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	198.44/cwt	186.50–208.00	1,032	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	188.26/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,079	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	145.52/cwt	141.00–149.75	1,134	391
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	153.13/cwt	153.00–153.25	1,083	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.50	919	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	137.61/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,251	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	6

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 Feb 14, 2018

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

Receipts 3,442Last week 300Year ago 2,863

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	671	127.00–145.00	139.38
5	—	594	166.00	166.00
5	—	839	120.00	120.00
6	—	514	177.00	177.00
8	—	614	152.00–154.00	152.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	173.50–179.50	176.20
14	—	622	165.50	165.50
5	—	400	182.50	182.50
8	—	450	181.50	181.50
76	—	707	153.00–153.25	153.13
19	—	562	163.00–164.50	163.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	408	183.75–187.00	184.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	484	156.50–179.00	168.36
100	—	530	153.50–174.50	161.58
5	—	972	125.00	125.00
14	—	767	131.50–132.50	131.71
111	—	719	135.00–147.50	143.25
11	—	871	132.50	132.50
46	—	420	156.00–178.00	169.52
304	—	617	145.00–163.25	155.34
172	—	677	139.00–154.75	144.09
194	—	578	147.50–170.00	157.89
29	—	371	172.50–186.00	177.09
29	—	909	133.00–139.75	137.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	742	127.00–130.00	129.36
42	—	669	132.00–145.00	138.86
13	—	778	125.00–131.00	129.39
9	—	572	137.50–147.00	139.88
4	—	859	122.50	122.50
8	—	533	150.00–150.50	150.25
10	—	485	155.00	155.00
12	—	617	134.00–140.00	137.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	152.25	152.25
22	—	484	139.50–150.00	148.00
5	—	751	130.00–130.25	130.15
7	—	859	130.50	130.50
38	—	676	130.00–145.00	141.49
24	—	717	130.00–135.00	132.57
24	—	639	140.00–145.50	143.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	180.00–185.00	181.20
33	—	642	159.00–169.00	164.60
25	—	385	198.00–214.50	210.42
13	—	726	146.00–153.00	151.43
9	—	473	190.00–205.00	194.94
6	—	773	136.00–140.00	138.67
5	—	819	137.50	137.50
4	—	672	151.00–154.00	152.47
22	—	577	164.00–176.50	172.76
20	—	537	158.00–183.00	176.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	228.00–236.00	231.75
58	—	463	192.00–209.50	199.96
20	—	437	193.00–210.00	197.96
312	—	722	150.00–164.25	157.79
223	—	623	168.50–182.25	177.48
130	—	816	137.00–143.00	140.89
16	—	1,061	130.50	130.50
150	—	667	157.00–176.75	165.60
15	—	877	138.75	138.75
12	—	975	133.25	133.25
8	—	370	219.00–219.50	219.38
98	—	520	186.50–208.00	198.44
73	—	573	180.00–197.00	188.26
391	—	779	141.00–149.75	145.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	188.00	188.00
6	—	490	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,226	67.75	67.75

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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