Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.69/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$162.69

962 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	164.20	991	796
Medium and Large 1-2	571	155.50	888	163
Medium 1	542	151.00	818	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $173 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 sale962 hd

162.69

—

MO average6 barns · 6,330 hd

165.64

−2.95

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

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	939	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	487	181.07/cwt	180.00–182.00	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	166.62/cwt	166.50–167.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	163.39/cwt	160.00–171.00	959	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	319	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	867	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,041	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.05/cwt	140.00–149.50	914	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	169.62/cwt	168.00–175.00	833	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.54/cwt	169.00–184.00	922	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,129	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	195.16/cwt	188.00–199.00	913	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	142.04/cwt	141.00–142.75	1,028	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.47/cwt	149.50–156.75	822	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	542	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	179.67/cwt	170.50–183.00	744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	145.01/cwt	143.50–146.50	973	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	131.44/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	152.07/cwt	145.00–157.00	890	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	192.73/cwt	185.00–196.00	848	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	197.87/cwt	191.00–205.00	726	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	148.94/cwt	146.50–159.25	1,084	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	772	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.69/cwt	126.00–129.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	861	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	641	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	171.24/cwt	158.50–175.50	615	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	156.98/cwt	156.75–158.00	780	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.50/cwt	148.50–156.50	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	128.10/cwt	127.75–129.25	888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	258	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	746	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	397	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.99/cwt	141.00–142.25	767	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.59/cwt	147.25–151.50	715	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.60/cwt	137.25–141.25	861	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	173.80/cwt	169.00–176.00	666	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.99/cwt	139.25–141.25	973	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.12/cwt	153.75–161.50	742	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	186.25/cwt	180.00–193.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.59/cwt	147.50–155.50	779	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	165.59/cwt	160.00–168.00	715	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.70/cwt	147.50–157.00	868	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	121.20/cwt	115.50–121.75	1,022	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	149.27/cwt	145.00–151.00	952	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.58/cwt	140.25–145.75	820	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	156.06/cwt	151.50–162.75	954	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	158.70/cwt	158.00–159.25	925	23

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 May 2, 2018

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

Receipts 2,411Last week 2,619Year ago 1,852

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	640	146.75	146.75
15	—	487	180.00–182.00	181.07
14	—	695	140.00	140.00
12	—	517	166.50–167.00	166.62
23	—	583	158.00–159.25	158.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	587	160.00–171.00	163.39
159	—	522	169.00–184.00	176.54
74	—	887	127.25	127.25
65	—	468	188.00–199.00	195.16
58	—	671	143.50–146.50	145.01
17	—	761	129.00–132.50	131.44
8	—	334	199.50	199.50
34	—	440	185.00–196.00	192.73
30	—	367	191.00–205.00	197.87
124	—	728	146.50–159.25	148.94
75	—	611	151.50–162.75	156.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	216.00	216.00
18	—	413	210.00	210.00
15	—	616	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	626	140.00–149.50	146.05
22	—	491	168.00–175.00	169.62
6	—	654	141.00	141.00
19	—	724	141.00–142.75	142.04
17	—	532	149.50–156.75	154.47
20	—	414	170.50–183.00	179.67
52	—	585	145.00–157.00	152.07
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	180.00	180.00
9	—	723	126.00–129.00	127.69
9	—	575	140.00–143.00	140.98
4	—	861	113.00	113.00
3	—	653	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	160.00	160.00
17	—	359	158.50–175.50	171.24
16	—	497	156.75–158.00	156.98
12	—	529	135.00–145.00	137.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	197.00	197.00
3	—	397	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	432	148.50–156.50	152.50
13	—	693	127.75–129.25	128.10
19	—	540	141.00–142.25	141.99
34	—	478	147.25–151.50	149.59
28	—	617	137.25–141.25	139.60
72	—	571	140.25–145.75	143.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	258	211.00	211.00
4	—	374	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	125.00	125.00
12	—	468	150.00–153.00	151.48
9	—	632	143.50	143.50
6	—	556	147.25	147.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	383	169.00–176.00	173.80
81	—	690	139.25–141.25	140.99
66	—	472	153.75–161.50	157.12
6	—	324	180.00–193.00	186.25
6	—	267	193.00	193.00
99	—	521	147.50–155.50	149.59
66	—	432	160.00–168.00	165.59
63	—	565	147.50–157.00	153.70
33	—	843	115.50–121.75	121.20
259	—	638	145.00–151.00	149.27
4	—	700	128.25	128.25

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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