Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.29/cwt on 1,186 head.

Average price

$149.29

1,186 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$416

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

$39.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	159.20	893	64
Medium and Large 1	748	149.12	1,115	1,107
Large 1	1,096	119.50	1,310	15thin

One grade step is worth $39.70/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale1,186 hd

149.29

—

MO average7 barns · 5,041 hd

155.96

−6.67

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

54 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 1	—	671	141.16/cwt	131.00–146.75	947	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,098	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.07/cwt	132.50–148.00	890	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	133.50/cwt	125.00–139.00	969	126
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	964	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	162.96/cwt	155.00–168.00	865	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.90/cwt	116.00–123.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	160.60/cwt	150.00–164.00	745	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	134.81/cwt	128.00–139.00	919	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.89/cwt	135.25–143.50	817	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	132.40/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,008	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,038	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.80/cwt	144.00–157.25	737	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	146.63/cwt	138.00–152.50	782	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	622	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	155.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	162.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	935	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	146.69/cwt	143.50–150.00	933	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	172.12/cwt	167.50–178.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	171.31/cwt	160.00–178.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	168.61/cwt	165.00–171.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.32/cwt	138.50–141.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.45/cwt	130.00–165.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.41/cwt	124.00–132.25	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.58/cwt	115.00–128.00	827	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,096	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,310	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	885	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	128.46/cwt	127.00–128.75	786	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	948	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.92/cwt	180.50–193.50	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	181.29/cwt	176.00–189.00	945	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	135.90/cwt	133.50–136.25	1,189	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.39/cwt	165.00–185.00	977	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.04/cwt	151.50–169.25	1,016	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	134.23/cwt	129.00–134.75	1,277	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	147.35/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,140	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	154.07/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,032	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	136.56/cwt	131.25–142.00	1,114	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	152.29/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,106	232

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 Mar 6, 2019

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

Receipts 2,373Last week 2,735Year ago 3,337

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	671	131.00–146.75	141.16
102	—	891	123.25	123.25
122	—	622	132.50–148.00	143.07
126	—	726	125.00–139.00	133.50
94	—	580	135.25–143.50	140.89
76	—	761	125.00–136.50	132.40
44	—	815	126.00–128.00	127.32
41	—	479	144.00–157.25	153.80
37	—	533	138.00–152.50	146.63
25	—	413	145.00–156.00	150.53
3	—	361	152.00–158.00	155.93
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	130.00	130.00
4	—	369	142.00	142.00
7	—	520	129.00–135.00	130.80
7	—	562	130.00–138.00	135.41
7	—	733	120.00–125.00	122.10
9	—	413	138.50–141.00	139.32
11	—	480	130.00–165.00	140.45
15	—	619	124.00–132.25	129.41
20	—	664	115.00–128.00	124.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	149.00	149.00
8	—	504	159.00	159.00
22	—	552	160.25	160.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	128.00	128.00
18	—	612	127.00–128.75	128.46
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	964	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	150.00	150.00
32	—	531	155.00–168.00	162.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	153.00	153.00
3	—	542	154.00	154.00
3	—	778	113.00	113.00
9	—	722	116.00–123.00	119.90
12	—	464	150.00–164.00	160.60
21	—	682	128.00–139.00	134.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	574	160.00–166.00	162.84
16	—	636	143.50–150.00	146.69
10	—	403	167.50–178.00	172.12
8	—	473	160.00–178.00	171.31
5	—	533	165.00–171.00	168.61
3	—	773	130.00	130.00
3	—	677	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,096	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	948	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	472	180.50–193.50	187.92
32	—	521	176.00–189.00	181.29
48	—	875	133.50–136.25	135.90
64	—	577	165.00–185.00	169.39
85	—	623	151.50–169.25	163.04
121	—	951	129.00–134.75	134.23
132	—	774	138.00–151.00	147.35
156	—	670	145.00–165.00	154.07
210	—	816	131.25–142.00	136.56
232	—	726	141.00–156.00	152.29

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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