Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.43/cwt on 788 head.

Average price

$159.43

788 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

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	511	165.06	843	88
Medium and Large 1	694	158.82	1,103	688
Medium and Large 2	506	152.88	774	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $69 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 sale788 hd

159.43

—

MO average4 barns · 3,146 hd

156.20

+3.23

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

52 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	—	348	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	152.56/cwt	146.00–159.50	1,106	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	136.45/cwt	131.75–139.25	1,179	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	168.50/cwt	161.00–184.00	1,077	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	190.15/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,002	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	147.92/cwt	145.00–153.25	1,138	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	191.50/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,090	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.22/cwt	165.00–174.00	726	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	180.23/cwt	178.00–182.00	665	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	132.22/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,026	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	168.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,151	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	137.58/cwt	133.75–147.25	1,136	127
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	172.75/cwt	161.00–175.00	802	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	150.82/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,012	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	156.19/cwt	140.00–163.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.07/cwt	150.00–166.50	776	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.69/cwt	149.50–165.00	831	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	165.33/cwt	159.50–170.00	680	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	155.40/cwt	155.00–155.50	993	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	959	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	173.98/cwt	164.00–180.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.69/cwt	168.00–178.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	144.16/cwt	140.25–150.50	907	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.55/cwt	146.50–163.25	892	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	711	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,038	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	134.36/cwt	132.00–140.50	953	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.60/cwt	150.00–152.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.64/cwt	144.00–153.75	991	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.01/cwt	131.00–140.50	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	133.64/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,021	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	193.10/cwt	181.00–195.00	844	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,178	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	145.82/cwt	141.00–149.00	859	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.30/cwt	176.50–188.00	889	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.43/cwt	186.00–195.00	686	16

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 Mar 28, 2018

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

Receipts 1,621Last week 1,882Year ago 1,409

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	191.00	191.00
94	—	725	146.00–159.50	152.56
81	—	864	131.75–139.25	136.45
35	—	639	161.00–184.00	168.50
65	—	527	179.00–198.00	190.15
57	—	769	145.00–153.25	147.92
36	—	569	181.00–194.00	191.50
14	—	903	127.50	127.50
127	—	826	133.75–147.25	137.58
51	—	671	149.00–153.00	150.82
35	—	437	181.00–195.00	193.10
32	—	480	176.50–188.00	185.30
16	—	360	186.00–195.00	190.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	150.00	150.00
5	—	452	150.00	150.00
3	—	507	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	165.00–174.00	169.22
16	—	369	178.00–182.00	180.23
13	—	776	132.00–133.50	132.22
12	—	532	160.00–172.00	168.00
24	—	464	161.00–175.00	172.75
5	—	741	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	134.25	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	715	164.75	164.75
5	—	635	199.00	199.00
2	—	570	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	140.00–163.00	156.19
5	—	683	140.00	140.00
5	—	525	160.00	160.00
4	—	480	172.00	172.00
3	—	437	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	479	150.00–166.50	162.07
46	—	517	149.50–165.00	160.69
43	—	411	159.50–170.00	165.33
16	—	320	164.00–180.00	173.98
10	—	377	168.00–178.00	173.69
35	—	629	140.25–150.50	144.16
30	—	570	146.50–163.25	156.55
232	—	709	132.00–140.50	134.36
67	—	667	144.00–153.75	148.64
25	—	764	127.50–134.50	133.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	639	155.00–155.50	155.40
19	—	566	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	415	150.00–152.00	151.60
2	—	318	150.00	150.00
6	—	626	131.00–140.50	137.01
15	—	589	141.00–149.00	145.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	711	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	127.00	127.00

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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