Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.39/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$151.39

451 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	153.01	994	413
Medium and Large 1-2	531	133.85	711	38

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $284 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 sale451 hd

151.39

—

MO average4 barns · 3,792 hd

147.25

+4.14

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

57 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	—	466	164.72/cwt	162.00–169.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	663	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,079	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	173.01/cwt	168.00–183.00	637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,083	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.37/cwt	144.00–157.25	869	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	489.87/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.84/cwt	146.50–147.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	618	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,001	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	164.36/cwt	160.50–168.00	787	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	160.47/cwt	157.00–162.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	753	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,114	139
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	182.85/cwt	179.00–185.00	702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	911	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	144.80/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,135	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	145.41/cwt	137.50–149.25	1,277	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	929	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,329	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	157.26/cwt	155.50–162.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	163.40/cwt	157.00–168.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	186.58/cwt	185.50–190.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.25/cwt	149.25–166.00	973	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	160.75/cwt	160.50–162.00	1,104	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,000	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	153.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	816	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	137.77/cwt	137.00–139.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	173.43/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,015	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.47/cwt	133.00–148.00	960	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,014	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	126.10/cwt	121.00–131.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	670	4

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 Aug 8, 2018

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

Receipts 965Last week 791Year ago 1,054

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	162.00–169.00	164.72
20	—	368	168.00–183.00	173.01
18	—	836	129.50	129.50
5	—	274	182.00	182.00
2	—	435	159.00	159.00
26	—	578	144.00–157.25	150.37
3	—	262	385.00	385.00
38	—	533	150.00–157.00	153.11
9	—	633	137.00–139.00	137.77
24	—	660	133.00–148.00	145.47
20	—	708	143.25	143.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	663	162.75	162.75
60	—	618	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	381	146.50–147.00	146.84
10	—	639	130.00	130.00
3	—	830	90.00	90.00
4	—	684	121.00–131.00	126.10
4	—	520	127.00–131.00	128.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	753	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	150.00	150.00
3	—	383	160.50	160.50
4	—	303	153.00	153.00
7	—	713	116.50	116.50
4	—	559	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	230	475.00–500.00	489.87
14	—	479	160.50–168.00	164.36
10	—	557	157.00–162.00	160.47
10	—	384	179.00–185.00	182.85
5	—	911	93.00	93.00
5	—	673	145.00	145.00
3	—	637	148.00	148.00
2	—	338	210.00	210.00
2	—	278	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	117.00	117.00
6	—	339	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	784	136.00–147.50	144.80
50	—	878	137.50–149.25	145.41
4	—	724	158.00	158.00
3	—	497	174.00	174.00
12	—	509	157.00–168.00	163.40
8	—	433	185.50–190.00	186.58
3	—	310	206.00	206.00
25	—	627	149.25–166.00	155.25
23	—	687	160.50–162.00	160.75
7	—	394	192.50	192.50
41	—	585	170.00–174.00	173.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	139.50	139.50
8	—	363	155.50–162.00	157.26
6	—	432	160.50	160.50
4	—	330	180.00	180.00
12	—	738	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	150.00	150.00
2	—	778	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	454	189.50	189.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,329	64.00	64.00

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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