Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.78/cwt on 1,617 head.

Average price

$146.78

1,617 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$38.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	150.82	959	1,351
Medium and Large 1-2	645	126.55	817	261
Large 1-2	616	112.00	690	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.82/cwt here — about $269 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 sale1,617 hd

146.78

—

MO average7 barns · 8,868 hd

149.93

−3.15

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

70 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 1Fleshy	—	626	120.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.36/cwt	149.00–177.50	851	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.90/cwt	130.00–146.00	876	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	190.69/cwt	174.00–198.00	789	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	137.24/cwt	132.00–139.50	972	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,276	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.29/cwt	180.00–198.50	641	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	115.16/cwt	111.50–120.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	633	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	121.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.64/cwt	132.00–149.00	941	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	143.62/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,189	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.89/cwt	125.50–135.50	761	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	112.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	883	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	137.85/cwt	123.50–140.00	1,088	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.41/cwt	160.00–180.00	807	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	123.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.10/cwt	155.00–157.50	676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.57/cwt	144.00–168.00	879	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.50	852	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	130.85/cwt	130.00–131.50	879	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	141.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	754	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	134.22/cwt	128.50–135.00	734	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,022	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	184.90/cwt	179.00–185.50	941	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.64/cwt	140.00–151.00	689	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	913	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	612	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	122.88/cwt	115.00–125.50	812	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.29/cwt	125.00–129.50	798	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.64/cwt	110.00–129.00	695	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	448	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	633	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.47/cwt	161.00–178.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	791	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,153	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	544	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	806	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	995	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	145.96/cwt	140.00–152.50	533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.81/cwt	125.00–143.00	699	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	136.90/cwt	125.00–146.50	869	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	156.19/cwt	139.50–165.00	665	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	636	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.46/cwt	110.00–120.50	782	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.96/cwt	117.00–121.25	680	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	106.36/cwt	105.00–112.00	748	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	130.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	859	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.68/cwt	115.00–134.50	587	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	119.95/cwt	119.50–120.50	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	118.70/cwt	116.25–121.00	628	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.25	590	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.78/cwt	122.00–134.75	730	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.46/cwt	131.00–151.50	686	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.59/cwt	109.50–120.00	736	94
Steers	Large 1-2	—	616	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	643	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	907	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	720	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	868	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	681	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	715	11

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 Dec 5, 2018

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

Receipts 3,675Last week 724Year ago 1,740

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	626	120.00–124.00	120.76
11	—	572	119.50–120.50	119.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	140.50	140.50
7	—	636	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	368	172.00	172.00
10	—	315	161.00–178.00	172.47
125	—	526	125.00–143.00	132.81
109	—	635	125.00–146.50	136.90
55	—	426	139.50–165.00	156.19
15	—	990	119.00	119.00
15	—	658	125.00–136.00	130.58
206	—	571	122.00–134.75	127.78
134	—	475	131.00–151.50	144.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	791	145.75	145.75
25	—	544	148.25	148.25
59	—	672	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	365	140.00–152.50	145.96
6	—	843	101.00	101.00
47	—	677	110.00–120.50	115.46
45	—	567	117.00–121.25	119.96
43	—	703	105.00–112.00	106.36
25	—	475	115.00–134.50	123.68
29	—	529	116.25–121.00	118.70
28	—	444	131.00–135.25	132.94
94	—	626	109.50–120.00	117.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	681	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	521	149.00–177.50	163.36
115	—	626	130.00–146.00	139.90
52	—	414	174.00–198.00	190.69
48	—	708	132.00–139.50	137.24
40	—	889	143.50	143.50
18	—	330	180.00–198.50	194.29
17	—	379	160.00–170.00	167.08
15	—	908	120.00–126.00	121.62
181	—	674	132.00–149.00	139.64
160	—	828	138.00–147.50	143.62
91	—	789	123.50–140.00	137.85
69	—	479	160.00–180.00	168.41
227	—	576	144.00–168.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	684	123.50	123.50
13	—	819	111.50–120.00	115.16
38	—	573	125.50–135.50	132.89
37	—	782	110.00–118.00	112.96
23	—	629	121.00–126.00	123.85
16	—	433	155.00–157.50	156.10
67	—	718	117.50–120.50	118.72
41	—	547	128.50–135.00	134.22
12	—	467	140.00–151.00	147.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	672	130.00–131.50	130.85
21	—	534	140.00–144.00	141.21
5	—	586	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	639	160.00	160.00
3	—	495	186.00	186.00
57	—	509	179.00–185.50	184.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	650	140.00	140.00
17	—	643	141.00	141.00
16	—	720	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	145.00	145.00
11	—	437	140.00	140.00
4	—	721	110.00	110.00
28	—	661	115.00–125.50	122.88
19	—	632	125.00–129.50	126.29
18	—	567	110.00–129.00	122.64
16	—	476	130.00–135.00	131.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	733	124.50	124.50
10	—	523	140.00–149.00	143.67
9	—	563	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	120.50	120.50

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