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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.18/cwt on 1,376 head.

Average price

$156.18

1,376 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	156.96	947	1,300
Medium and Large 1-2	518	142.81	740	76

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $207 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 sale1,376 hd

156.18

—

MO average5 barns · 7,687 hd

150.79

+5.39

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

84 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 1Fleshy	—	438	159.45/cwt	159.00–161.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.89/cwt	137.00–149.50	806	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.27/cwt	128.00–135.00	818	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.41/cwt	133.50–149.00	764	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.22/cwt	123.00–128.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.73/cwt	119.50–129.00	837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.77/cwt	132.00–140.00	704	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	133.53/cwt	125.00–148.00	776	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.82/cwt	135.50–153.50	744	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.46/cwt	110.00–125.25	688	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	137.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	454	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	128.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	873	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	144.36/cwt	140.00–158.00	619	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	859	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	121.00/cwt	116.00–131.00	590	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	137.32/cwt	130.00–140.50	600	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	130.35/cwt	126.00–136.00	807	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	142.75/cwt	136.00–155.00	691	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	117.81/cwt	117.50–119.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	111.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	746	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	129.78/cwt	120.00–131.00	690	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	913	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	976	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	423	120.57/cwt	120.00–122.50	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	121.56/cwt	109.50–125.50	705	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	772	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,004	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	150.78/cwt	149.50–152.00	784	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	844	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	634	124.50/cwt	123.75–126.00	789	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	662	121.15/cwt	117.00–122.00	802	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	117.02/cwt	109.00–124.50	717	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	655	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	137.43/cwt	130.25–142.00	793	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	704	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	626	140.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	880	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	826	129.71/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,071	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	677	139.50/cwt	136.25–142.75	944	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	163.67/cwt	161.00–170.00	627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.36/cwt	140.50–152.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.82/cwt	145.00–162.00	979	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.52/cwt	155.00–177.00	885	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	143.63/cwt	139.50–159.00	972	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	185.73/cwt	181.00–195.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	917	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	143.51/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,043	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	174.11/cwt	160.00–181.00	837	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	181.38/cwt	170.00–188.00	756	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	184.05/cwt	175.00–190.00	698	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	868	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	130.44/cwt	130.00–130.50	867	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	936	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,123	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,227	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	465	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	703	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	181.87/cwt	179.00–185.00	968	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	176.95/cwt	176.50–178.00	979	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	147.02/cwt	134.00–151.50	844	12

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 12, 2018

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

Receipts 2,921Last week 3,675Year ago 3,133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	159.00–161.00	159.45
5	—	868	123.00	123.00
3	—	735	125.00	125.00
2	—	830	120.00	120.00
18	—	665	130.00–130.50	130.44
16	—	936	120.00	120.00
12	—	574	134.00–151.50	147.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	772	130.00	130.00
8	—	704	128.00	128.00
49	—	626	138.00–141.00	140.52
39	—	826	127.50–131.00	129.71
27	—	677	136.25–142.75	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	464	140.00–150.00	141.11
20	—	577	130.25–142.00	137.43
14	—	383	161.00–170.00	163.67
11	—	717	130.00	130.00
4	—	517	140.50–152.00	143.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	628	145.00–162.00	155.82
201	—	528	155.00–177.00	167.52
149	—	677	139.50–159.00	143.63
7	—	326	181.00–195.00	185.73
139	—	579	150.00–165.00	158.35
115	—	727	136.00–147.00	143.51
87	—	481	160.00–181.00	174.11
59	—	417	170.00–188.00	181.38
38	—	379	175.00–190.00	184.05
17	—	829	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	179.00–185.00	181.87
30	—	553	176.50–178.00	176.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	151.00	151.00
11	—	630	123.00–128.00	125.22
10	—	666	119.50–129.00	125.73
8	—	570	124.50	124.50
6	—	830	107.00–108.00	107.51
6	—	730	104.50	104.50
3	—	932	100.00	100.00
22	—	515	132.00–140.00	136.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	137.00–149.50	141.89
15	—	628	128.00–135.00	130.27
13	—	533	133.50–149.00	143.41
2	—	493	149.00	149.00
2	—	393	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	376	130.00–140.00	133.26
32	—	576	110.00–125.25	119.46
12	—	331	130.00–140.00	137.18
5	—	691	120.00	120.00
4	—	760	110.00	110.00
37	—	488	116.00–131.00	121.00
37	—	437	130.00–140.50	137.32
10	—	616	117.50–119.00	117.81
7	—	816	122.50	122.50
3	—	700	113.00	113.00
3	—	528	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	125.00	125.00
26	—	634	123.75–126.00	124.50
18	—	662	117.00–122.00	121.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	581	125.00–148.00	133.53
97	—	517	135.50–153.50	143.82
65	—	680	126.00–130.00	128.39
54	—	429	140.00–158.00	144.36
13	—	701	122.50	122.50
8	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	375	150.00–156.00	151.87
2	—	288	169.00	169.00
83	—	619	126.00–136.00	130.35
68	—	484	136.00–155.00	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	668	110.00–119.00	111.65
28	—	532	120.00–131.00	129.78
22	—	764	119.50	119.50
9	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.80
9	—	423	120.00–122.50	120.57
8	—	831	105.00	105.00
7	—	719	110.00	110.00
4	—	391	130.00	130.00
57	—	580	109.50–125.50	121.56
21	—	613	109.00–124.50	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	976	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	520	149.50–152.00	150.78
23	—	559	150.00–152.00	151.03
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	57.00	57.00
3	—	703	59.00	59.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

St Joseph Stockyards Market