Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.77/cwt on 847 head.

Average price

$152.77

847 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$42.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	153.46	996	753
Medium and Large 1-2	541	152.60	825	79
Medium 1	427	130.00	555	3thin
Medium 1-2	471	123.00	579	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	110.50	594	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about $401 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 sale847 hd

152.77

—

MO average5 barns · 4,062 hd

155.50

−2.73

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

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	803	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	641	128.79/cwt	121.00–131.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	139.30/cwt	134.00–143.50	992	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	872	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	537	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	182.58/cwt	170.00–200.00	758	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.02/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,070	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	150.17/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,159	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	168.18/cwt	160.00–179.50	895	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	153.43/cwt	145.00–162.00	962	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.76/cwt	154.00–175.50	939	100
Steers	Medium 1	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.46/cwt	130.50–148.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	172.83/cwt	170.00–179.50	842	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	136.79/cwt	135.50–140.00	926	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	166.74/cwt	160.00–170.50	564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.42/cwt	126.00–136.00	949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	172.89/cwt	165.00–179.00	723	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	130.97/cwt	123.50–133.00	837	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	651	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	111.78/cwt	111.00–112.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	754	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	118.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	143.77/cwt	131.00–155.00	758	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	137.26/cwt	121.50–139.50	1,064	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	129.24/cwt	120.00–132.00	622	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	151.19/cwt	142.50–155.00	706	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.71/cwt	123.00–129.25	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	157.22/cwt	150.00–160.50	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	122.46/cwt	122.00–123.50	878	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	160.61/cwt	156.00–164.00	541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	142.30/cwt	133.50–155.00	813	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	128.69/cwt	120.00–134.50	750	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	129.27/cwt	127.50–130.00	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.36/cwt	127.00–134.50	880	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.56/cwt	129.00–136.00	835	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.24/cwt	150.00–162.00	668	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	804	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	633	139.17/cwt	137.00–141.00	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	766	133.11/cwt	122.00–136.50	1,020	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	155.39/cwt	145.00–164.50	1,052	138

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 19, 2018

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

Receipts 2,043Last week 2,921Year ago 1,289

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	842	108.00	108.00
4	—	504	162.00	162.00
5	—	334	170.00	170.00
5	—	496	158.00	158.00
12	—	552	155.00	155.00
29	—	639	123.50–133.00	130.97
15	—	434	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	114.00	114.00
3	—	662	110.00	110.00
3	—	635	118.00	118.00
9	—	703	111.00–112.00	111.78
9	—	566	115.00–120.00	118.92
6	—	453	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	120.00	120.00
5	—	569	124.00	124.00
6	—	990	118.00	118.00
9	—	641	121.00–131.00	128.79
53	—	712	134.00–143.50	139.30
3	—	532	164.00	164.00
23	—	677	135.50–140.00	136.79
11	—	788	134.50	134.50
9	—	804	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	130.00	130.00
3	—	537	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	850	126.00	126.00
17	—	415	170.00–200.00	182.58
3	—	375	185.50	185.50
43	—	723	145.00–151.50	148.02
69	—	772	149.00–154.50	150.17
89	—	532	160.00–179.50	168.18
93	—	627	145.00–162.00	153.43
100	—	570	154.00–175.50	164.76
22	—	487	170.00–179.50	172.83
138	—	677	145.00–164.50	155.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	110.00	110.00
3	—	488	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	142.00	142.00
4	—	454	160.00	160.00
6	—	577	130.50–148.00	136.46
8	—	672	140.00	140.00
10	—	805	126.50	126.50
11	—	338	160.00–170.50	166.74
11	—	717	126.00–136.00	132.42
26	—	418	165.00–179.00	172.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	137.00–141.00	139.17
31	—	766	122.00–136.50	133.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	120.00–122.00	120.40
23	—	583	125.00–130.00	129.32
21	—	481	120.00–132.00	129.24
13	—	532	123.00–129.25	127.71
8	—	656	125.00	125.00
3	—	953	111.00	111.00
3	—	418	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	527	131.00–155.00	143.77
80	—	775	121.50–139.50	137.26
58	—	467	142.50–155.00	151.19
17	—	374	150.00–160.50	157.22
16	—	717	122.00–123.50	122.46
14	—	337	156.00–164.00	160.61
94	—	571	133.50–155.00	142.30
61	—	670	127.00–134.50	131.36
61	—	625	129.00–136.00	133.56
36	—	433	150.00–162.00	154.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	140.00	140.00
68	—	583	120.00–134.50	128.69
20	—	535	127.50–130.00	129.27
15	—	627	125.00–126.00	125.66
10	—	431	130.00	130.00

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