Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Yearlings not well tested. Demand moderate.to good. Rain earlier this week and more in the forecast for tonight have made for less than desirable lot conditions in the immediate trade area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.51/cwt on 491 head.

Average price

$147.51

491 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$1.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	147.58	793	461
Medium and Large 1-2	428	146.36	627	30

One grade step is worth $1.23/cwt here — about $166 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 sale491 hd

147.51

—

MO average18 barns · 6,576 hd

142.72

+4.79

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

56 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	—	659	137.55/cwt	129.50–140.50	906	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	168.90/cwt	158.00–173.00	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	184.18/cwt	178.00–190.00	949	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	127.16/cwt	125.00–128.50	900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	147.58/cwt	146.00–150.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.84/cwt	150.00–164.50	737	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	146.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	934	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	191.32/cwt	182.50–200.00	811	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	148.06/cwt	140.00–157.50	567	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.34/cwt	148.50–159.75	800	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.98/cwt	156.00–173.00	515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	120.28/cwt	117.50–121.75	864	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.61/cwt	154.00–165.00	950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	188.72/cwt	185.00–192.50	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	135.24/cwt	131.50–137.25	1,031	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.44/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	199.67/cwt	197.50–201.00	960	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.72/cwt	158.00–163.00	601	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	784	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	170.23/cwt	168.50–172.00	967	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.71/cwt	130.50–149.25	898	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	809	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	162.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	178.02/cwt	174.00–184.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	190.63/cwt	185.00–195.00	919	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.76/cwt	194.00–198.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	664	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	915	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	170.70/cwt	167.00–178.00	830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	135.86/cwt	132.50–139.50	970	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,087	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.88/cwt	145.25–149.50	849	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.18/cwt	131.00–151.00	823	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 May 8, 2019

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

Receipts 1,054Last week 1,165Year ago 1,844

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	659	129.50–140.50	137.55
65	—	473	150.00–164.50	155.84
103	—	522	148.50–159.75	153.34
20	—	320	156.00–173.00	160.98
27	—	374	158.00–163.00	160.72
47	—	616	130.50–149.25	145.71
48	—	426	150.00–160.00	155.81
11	—	700	130.75	130.75
51	—	574	145.25–149.50	147.88
12	—	820	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	146.00–150.00	147.58
13	—	383	140.00–157.50	148.06
2	—	605	131.00	131.00
3	—	308	158.00	158.00
3	—	488	152.00	152.00
4	—	520	133.00–135.00	134.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	129.50	129.50
18	—	718	117.50–121.75	120.28
21	—	587	130.00–137.50	133.63
22	—	669	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	156.00	156.00
3	—	335	194.00	194.00
5	—	523	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	184.00	184.00
3	—	625	150.00	150.00
3	—	665	127.00	127.00
5	—	539	160.00–164.00	162.40
5	—	873	90.50	90.50
12	—	575	131.00–151.00	143.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	158.00–173.00	168.90
3	—	318	170.00	170.00
22	—	637	145.00–152.00	146.70
4	—	700	130.00	130.00
27	—	584	154.00–165.00	162.61
6	—	395	185.00–192.50	188.72
6	—	673	140.00	140.00
8	—	407	174.00–184.00	178.02
19	—	486	167.00–178.00	170.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	515	178.00–190.00	184.18
30	—	424	182.50–200.00	191.32
5	—	340	209.00	209.00
31	—	762	131.50–137.25	135.24
5	—	616	157.00–165.00	163.44
33	—	568	168.50–172.00	170.23
5	—	677	144.25	144.25
42	—	482	185.00–195.00	190.63
9	—	370	194.00–198.00	195.76
53	—	714	132.50–139.50	135.86
16	—	854	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	708	125.00–128.50	127.16
5	—	514	175.00	175.00
6	—	600	146.00	146.00
7	—	662	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	481	197.50–201.00	199.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	165.00	165.00
3	—	592	156.00	156.00

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.

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