Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.78/cwt on 805 head.

Average price

$145.78

805 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$10.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	146.77	867	726
Medium and Large 1-2	567	136.62	775	79

One grade step is worth $10.15/cwt here — about $92 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 sale805 hd

145.78

—

MO average6 barns · 5,203 hd

147.58

−1.80

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

61 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	—	787	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	149.49/cwt	140.00–154.75	1,094	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	703	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	175.77/cwt	169.00–177.00	986	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	178.88/cwt	164.00–185.50	916	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	150.83/cwt	145.75–160.25	923	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.91/cwt	146.00–162.75	1,017	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	132.33/cwt	131.00–132.50	930	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	189.05/cwt	181.00–204.00	786	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	158.07/cwt	156.00–159.00	907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	138.68/cwt	135.00–143.00	911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	135.08/cwt	131.00–136.10	1,114	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	160.51/cwt	151.00–164.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.94/cwt	132.00–143.50	911	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	141.54/cwt	140.00–144.50	870	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	838	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,125	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	187.16/cwt	177.50–194.50	870	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	874	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.95/cwt	150.00–151.50	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	134.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	980	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	159.89/cwt	157.00–165.50	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	130.56/cwt	130.25–132.50	966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	549	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	813	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.48/cwt	133.00–136.00	838	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	143.20/cwt	139.00–146.50	841	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	158.29/cwt	155.50–160.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.92/cwt	161.00–174.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	140.84/cwt	130.00–147.00	668	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	138.50/cwt	130.00–143.50	735	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.16/cwt	143.50–151.25	776	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.39/cwt	148.00–159.50	729	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	163.36/cwt	150.00–171.00	709	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	139.26/cwt	138.50–140.00	922	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	175.79/cwt	165.00–181.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	131.86/cwt	131.75–135.00	1,047	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	145.90/cwt	139.00–152.00	896	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	134.23/cwt	133.00–135.50	889	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	141.25/cwt	135.00–144.00	831	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.89/cwt	145.00–156.25	869	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.03/cwt	135.00–146.50	752	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	135.43/cwt	132.00–139.50	990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	200.13/cwt	190.00–205.00	736	25

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 9, 2018

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

Receipts 1,844Last week 2,411Year ago 1,532

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	787	141.75	141.75
4	—	265	215.00	215.00
41	—	732	140.00–154.75	149.49
82	—	561	169.00–177.00	175.77
80	—	512	164.00–185.50	178.88
75	—	612	145.75–160.25	150.83
42	—	674	146.00–162.75	150.91
32	—	416	181.00–204.00	189.05
20	—	825	131.00–136.10	135.08
78	—	465	177.50–194.50	187.16
25	—	368	190.00–205.00	200.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	175.00	175.00
26	—	703	131.00–132.50	132.33
11	—	514	151.00–164.00	160.51
9	—	796	129.75	129.75
36	—	675	132.00–143.50	134.94
20	—	606	140.00–147.00	144.19
12	—	430	160.00–170.00	161.59
11	—	574	150.00–151.50	150.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	156.00–159.00	158.07
13	—	657	135.00–143.00	138.68
23	—	615	140.00–144.50	141.54
19	—	838	134.25	134.25
55	—	731	132.00–137.00	134.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	182.00	182.00
49	—	481	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	161.00–174.00	168.92
3	—	290	171.00	171.00
57	—	527	143.50–151.25	147.16
49	—	469	148.00–159.50	155.39
48	—	434	150.00–171.00	163.36
19	—	662	138.50–140.00	139.26
14	—	368	165.00–181.00	175.79
149	—	794	131.75–135.00	131.86
42	—	614	139.00–152.00	145.90
93	—	572	145.00–156.25	151.89
17	—	731	132.00–139.50	135.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	474	130.00–147.00	140.84
8	—	848	116.00	116.00
4	—	623	130.50	130.50
49	—	531	130.00–143.50	138.50
38	—	662	133.00–135.50	134.23
36	—	588	135.00–144.00	141.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	755	120.00	120.00
7	—	474	140.00	140.00
4	—	844	119.00	119.00
2	—	610	138.00	138.00
2	—	413	140.00	140.00
8	—	328	150.00–158.00	152.90
39	—	533	135.00–146.50	141.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	157.00–165.50	159.89
7	—	740	130.25–132.50	130.56
5	—	601	141.00	141.00
4	—	653	142.00	142.00
23	—	587	139.00–146.50	143.20
13	—	512	155.50–160.00	158.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	549	130.50	130.50
9	—	477	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	628	133.00–136.00	133.48
6	—	576	132.50–140.00	136.18

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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