Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.55/cwt on 887 head.

Average price

$168.55

887 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$41.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	171.67	1,112	751
Medium and Large 1-2	552	155.20	857	107
Medium and Large 2	557	140.38	782	20
Medium 1-2	510	130.00	663	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.67/cwt here — about $449 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 sale887 hd

168.55

—

MO average6 barns · 4,648 hd

159.66

+8.89

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

72 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 1-2	—	437	162.71/cwt	155.00–175.00	711	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.86/cwt	146.00–150.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.13/cwt	148.00–150.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	591	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.83/cwt	156.00–168.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	699	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.00	965	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.78/cwt	131.00–135.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	165.72/cwt	164.50–167.00	1,104	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	490	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	491	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	126.89/cwt	116.00–130.00	882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	156.22/cwt	147.00–170.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.70/cwt	135.00–140.50	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.07/cwt	137.50–149.00	444	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	378	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	513	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	150.03/cwt	145.00–160.00	614	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	154.76/cwt	137.00–162.75	1,051	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.95/cwt	131.50–140.25	833	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	156.93/cwt	142.00–162.00	728	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.12/cwt	125.00–130.50	676	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	150.11/cwt	149.50–157.00	509	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	140.78/cwt	136.25–144.50	797	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.94/cwt	126.00–131.50	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	135.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	434	113.90/cwt	110.50–119.50	494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	659	143.23/cwt	140.00–147.50	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	629	146.14/cwt	141.50–150.00	919	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.59/cwt	139.50–149.00	761	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	553	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	9
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	566	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	765	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,352	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	147.76/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	172.41/cwt	168.00–173.75	1,260	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	151.59/cwt	151.00–158.50	1,148	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	167.11/cwt	155.00–174.00	953	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.00/cwt	160.00–168.50	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,260	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	162.87/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,031	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	160.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,084	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	177.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	166.00/cwt	157.50–175.00	862	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,426	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	176.61/cwt	171.00–181.00	738	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	950	6

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 Oct 17, 2018

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

Receipts 1,947Last week 686Year ago 1,627

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	437	155.00–175.00	162.71
11	—	510	157.50	157.50
7	—	650	146.00–150.00	148.86
7	—	582	148.00–150.00	149.13
7	—	370	156.00–168.00	162.83
6	—	327	169.00	169.00
5	—	722	145.00–149.50	147.76
17	—	474	160.00–168.50	165.00
12	—	916	137.50	137.50
6	—	633	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	136.50	136.50
13	—	506	140.00	140.00
4	—	578	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	152.00	152.00
8	—	533	150.00–152.00	151.00
7	—	814	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	300	233.00	233.00
116	—	765	176.75	176.75
51	—	355	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	882	158.75	158.75
6	—	848	160.50	160.50
116	—	731	168.00–173.75	172.41
91	—	757	151.00–158.50	151.59
85	—	570	155.00–174.00	167.11
28	—	633	159.00–165.00	162.87
26	—	675	155.00–165.00	160.63
26	—	465	170.00–180.00	177.68
65	—	519	157.50–175.00	166.00
36	—	908	157.00	157.00
18	—	418	171.00–181.00	176.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	659	140.00–147.50	143.23
11	—	629	141.50–150.00	146.14
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	159.00	159.00
2	—	543	141.00	141.00
10	—	628	131.00–135.00	133.78
6	—	673	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	684	140.00–142.00	141.14
3	—	742	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	142.50	142.50
68	—	409	145.00–160.00	150.03
51	—	679	137.00–162.75	154.76
45	—	617	131.50–140.25	134.95
45	—	464	142.00–162.00	156.93
38	—	339	149.50–157.00	150.11
20	—	566	136.25–144.50	140.78
4	—	766	140.00	140.00
65	—	530	139.50–149.00	143.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	125.00	125.00
12	—	543	125.00–130.00	127.52
11	—	600	120.00	120.00
6	—	583	132.50	132.50
18	—	695	116.00–130.00	126.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	666	164.50–167.00	165.72
6	—	606	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	120.00	120.00
4	—	491	110.00	110.00
10	—	513	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	130.00	130.00
8	—	369	147.00–170.00	156.22
6	—	427	135.00–140.50	137.70
23	—	315	137.50–149.00	141.07
22	—	253	149.50	149.50
4	—	596	131.00	131.00
15	—	528	125.00–130.50	128.12
11	—	710	126.00–131.50	129.94
10	—	484	132.00–139.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	110.50–119.50	113.90
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	60.00	60.00

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