Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.16/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$155.16

326 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	158.98	940	257
Medium and Large 2	465	145.80	678	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	663	140.56	931	64

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $9 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 sale326 hd

155.16

—

MO average6 barns · 8,746 hd

153.60

+1.56

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

52 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	—	724	132.18/cwt	128.50–135.00	957	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	150.39/cwt	141.00–154.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	185.08/cwt	183.00–188.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.46/cwt	159.00–171.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	158.51/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,054	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	180.21/cwt	164.00–185.00	870	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	174.76/cwt	168.00–185.00	750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.86/cwt	140.75–155.00	837	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,038	59.75/cwt	59.75–59.75	620	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	921	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,190	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	132.10/cwt	129.25–142.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.96/cwt	131.25–136.75	826	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	107.61/cwt	105.00–112.75	924	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.33/cwt	136.25–145.50	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.33/cwt	138.00–150.00	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	120.00/cwt	115.00–130.50	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	115.04/cwt	113.00–115.50	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	794	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.74/cwt	160.00–166.25	941	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	616	142.25/cwt	140.00–142.75	876	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	715	136.25/cwt	132.00–139.00	974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	117.35/cwt	116.50–125.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.82/cwt	146.00–158.00	947	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	127.90/cwt	126.25–130.50	1,156	13

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 Nov 28, 2018

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

Receipts 724Last week 2,682Year ago 3,351

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	724	128.50–135.00	132.18
9	—	506	141.00–154.00	150.39
5	—	983	124.50	124.50
4	—	426	157.50	157.50
2	—	690	135.00	135.00
18	—	570	140.75–155.00	146.86
4	—	333	156.00	156.00
13	—	904	126.25–130.50	127.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	395	183.00–188.00	185.08
11	—	519	159.00–171.00	162.46
36	—	665	147.00–163.00	158.51
32	—	483	164.00–185.00	180.21
20	—	429	168.00–185.00	174.76
51	—	571	160.00–166.25	164.74
14	—	624	146.00–158.00	151.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	129.50	129.50
5	—	657	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	147.50	147.50
11	—	921	129.25	129.25
9	—	614	129.25–142.00	132.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	145.00	145.00
2	—	423	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	616	140.00–142.75	142.25
15	—	715	132.00–139.00	136.25
9	—	673	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,038	59.75	59.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	162.00	162.00
12	—	530	156.75	156.75
10	—	416	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	125.00–130.00	128.04
12	—	859	105.00–112.75	107.61
3	—	440	134.00	134.00
7	—	606	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	172.00	172.00
54	—	621	131.25–136.75	132.96
15	—	527	136.25–145.50	142.33
20	—	472	138.00–150.00	142.33
11	—	424	165.00	165.00
8	—	366	155.00–165.00	160.04
3	—	348	155.00	155.00
54	—	572	132.00–145.00	138.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	115.00–130.50	120.00
9	—	618	125.00	125.00
2	—	718	117.50	117.50
2	—	505	125.00	125.00
10	—	682	116.50–125.00	117.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	113.00–115.50	115.04
3	—	840	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	128.00	128.00
3	—	547	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	141.00	141.00

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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