Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.17/cwt on 893 head.

Average price

$156.17

893 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	157.72	1,120	771
Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.43	909	122

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $211 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 sale893 hd

156.17

—

MO average7 barns · 8,519 hd

156.40

−0.22

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

61 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 1-2	—	645	134.86/cwt	134.00–137.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.56/cwt	121.00–140.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.78/cwt	121.50–144.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.69/cwt	141.50–142.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	141.69/cwt	135.00–146.00	966	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	136.88/cwt	132.00–141.00	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.32/cwt	145.00–154.00	947	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	146.18/cwt	140.25–160.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	164.52/cwt	145.00–169.50	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	155.75/cwt	155.50–156.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	153.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	701	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	129.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	773	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	649	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	504	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	157.63/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,143	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	147.41/cwt	145.50–152.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	998	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.28/cwt	140.50–156.00	802	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.20/cwt	150.00–163.50	670	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.56/cwt	139.50–156.00	701	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	529	198.32/cwt	198.25–199.00	1,049	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	141.83/cwt	132.00–145.50	977	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.30/cwt	144.50–153.00	844	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	138.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	996	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	149.43/cwt	139.00–153.50	947	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	164.59/cwt	162.25–170.00	864	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	603	158.55/cwt	156.75–160.00	956	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	129.07/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,218	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	142.40/cwt	135.00–148.25	1,158	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	169.74/cwt	165.00–174.25	1,051	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	174.57/cwt	169.50–183.50	1,032	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	133.91/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,160	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	182.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	953	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,103	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.09/cwt	178.75–199.00	822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	198.72/cwt	198.00–199.00	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	148.25/cwt	146.00–149.00	789	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	642	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	140.43/cwt	134.00–145.00	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.87/cwt	132.50–133.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	161.68/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,082	75

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 20, 2019

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

Receipts 1,845Last week 1,069Year ago 1,882

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	645	134.00–137.00	134.86
7	—	431	121.00–140.00	133.56
6	—	580	121.50–144.00	136.78
5	—	515	141.50–142.00	141.69
14	—	477	120.00–140.00	134.67
12	—	367	134.00–145.00	140.43
8	—	675	132.50–133.00	132.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	701	126.25	126.25
9	—	677	129.00–132.00	129.98
6	—	773	128.00	128.00
5	—	649	131.50	131.50
4	—	504	136.50	136.50
3	—	562	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	145.50–152.00	147.41
8	—	878	123.00	123.00
14	—	771	129.00–130.00	129.49
23	—	534	140.50–156.00	150.28
24	—	429	150.00–163.50	156.20
49	—	472	139.50–156.00	148.56
59	—	689	132.00–145.50	141.83
81	—	565	144.50–153.00	149.30
134	—	717	130.00–144.00	138.86
157	—	634	139.00–153.50	149.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	170.50	170.50
30	—	525	162.25–170.00	164.59
36	—	603	156.75–160.00	158.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	682	135.00–146.00	141.69
20	—	721	132.00–141.00	136.88
16	—	630	145.00–154.00	150.32
11	—	586	140.25–160.00	146.18
10	—	462	145.00–169.50	164.52
9	—	844	125.00	125.00
7	—	518	145.00–156.00	151.12
4	—	434	155.50–156.00	155.75
4	—	396	164.50	164.50
3	—	338	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	620	150.00–155.00	153.87
10	—	737	125.00–135.00	130.01
5	—	866	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	725	145.00–161.00	157.63
70	—	944	125.00–129.50	129.07
66	—	813	135.00–148.25	142.40
64	—	619	165.00–174.25	169.74
62	—	591	169.50–183.50	174.57
60	—	866	131.50–135.00	133.91
27	—	521	175.00–190.00	182.87
18	—	753	146.50	146.50
18	—	430	178.75–199.00	191.09
14	—	486	198.00–199.00	198.72
11	—	953	130.00	130.00
5	—	381	181.00	181.00
75	—	669	158.00–164.50	161.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	190.00	190.00
31	—	529	198.25–199.00	198.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	938	94.50	94.50
6	—	737	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	477	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	146.00–149.00	148.25
6	—	429	160.50	160.50

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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