Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.50/cwt on 983 head.

Average price

$169.50

983 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$324

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

$6.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

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	462	175.62	811	32
Medium and Large 1	670	169.29	1,134	951

One grade step is worth $6.33/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale983 hd

169.50

—

MO average5 barns · 3,605 hd

166.64

+2.86

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

60 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 1-2	—	517	131.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	170.15/cwt	164.50–179.00	541	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	159.79/cwt	158.75–161.50	984	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	155.72/cwt	153.50–159.50	1,137	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.25	849	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	170.42/cwt	167.00–173.00	625	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.01/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,027	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.21/cwt	146.50–161.50	732	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	151.40/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,181	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	162.28/cwt	154.50–165.25	656	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.56/cwt	140.00–142.50	665	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	136.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	962	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	140.11/cwt	139.00–141.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	347	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	166.43/cwt	165.00–166.50	777	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	160.46/cwt	155.25–166.00	833	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	169.75/cwt	169.50–170.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	148.90/cwt	140.00–151.00	753	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	926	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	251	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	785	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	754	75.75/cwt	75.75–75.75	571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	159.64/cwt	158.00–160.50	1,333	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	606	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	164.02/cwt	159.00–171.50	1,166	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	151.37/cwt	146.50–152.50	1,326	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	166.60/cwt	159.50–172.50	1,125	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	840	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	200.07/cwt	196.00–208.00	842	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	204.91/cwt	201.00–210.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.96/cwt	168.00–180.00	906	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	166.14/cwt	160.00–169.75	970	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.10/cwt	180.00–191.00	896	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.93/cwt	154.00–166.50	1,014	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	161.06/cwt	157.75–170.00	1,253	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,313	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,177	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,269	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	138.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,273	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	769	38

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 Sep 19, 2018

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

Receipts 2,072Last week 771Year ago 1,350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	517	125.00–135.00	131.26
6	—	828	121.00	121.00
22	—	470	140.00–142.50	141.56
17	—	705	130.00–140.00	136.45
12	—	393	150.00	150.00
9	—	652	139.00–141.00	140.11
7	—	601	136.00	136.00
7	—	598	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	318	164.50–179.00	170.15
32	—	616	158.75–161.50	159.79
24	—	730	153.50–159.50	155.72
19	—	586	140.00–150.25	144.82
17	—	367	167.00–173.00	170.42
155	—	667	151.00–160.00	154.01
76	—	484	146.50–161.50	151.21
65	—	780	143.00–158.00	151.40
44	—	404	154.50–165.25	162.28
13	—	881	144.00	144.00
10	—	920	136.00–140.00	138.37
38	—	526	140.00–150.00	146.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	452	168.00	168.00
5	—	347	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	135.50	135.50
5	—	451	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	467	165.00–166.50	166.43
12	—	519	155.25–166.00	160.46
10	—	432	169.50–170.00	169.75
9	—	276	200.00	200.00
5	—	618	149.00	149.00
4	—	355	186.50	186.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	506	140.00–151.00	148.90
8	—	471	148.50	148.50
6	—	551	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	553	167.50	167.50
4	—	251	225.00	225.00
3	—	408	192.50	192.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	754	75.75	75.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	835	158.00–160.50	159.64
192	—	711	159.00–171.50	164.02
32	—	876	146.50–152.50	151.37
86	—	675	159.50–172.50	166.60
23	—	421	196.00–208.00	200.07
9	—	376	201.00–210.00	204.91
5	—	321	211.00	211.00
5	—	288	213.00	213.00
92	—	527	168.00–180.00	171.96
85	—	584	160.00–169.75	166.14
45	—	479	180.00–191.00	187.10
42	—	630	154.00–166.50	160.93
36	—	778	157.75–170.00	161.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	153.00	153.00
3	—	547	165.00	165.00
4	—	606	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	191.00	191.00
27	—	486	170.00–175.00	172.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	730	177.00	177.00
63	—	758	173.25	173.25
16	—	666	176.75	176.75
13	—	452	201.00	201.00

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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