Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while those over 650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.48/cwt on 469 head.

Average price

$133.48

469 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$18.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	139.73	752	286
Medium and Large 1-2	580	124.24	720	150
Medium and Large 2	493	121.33	598	33

One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about $154 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 sale469 hd

133.48

—

MO average19 barns · 9,406 hd

133.92

−0.44

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

74 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	—	686	137.72/cwt	137.00–139.50	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	200.84/cwt	199.00–204.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	129.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	126.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	141.02/cwt	140.75–143.00	1,025	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	178.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	203.44/cwt	195.00–207.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	749	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	145.29/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,097	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.96/cwt	144.00–149.00	963	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	177.18/cwt	167.50–180.00	987	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	165.47/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,008	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	921	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.04/cwt	182.00–189.00	782	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.24/cwt	160.00–173.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.38/cwt	129.00–138.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	149.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.17/cwt	130.00–148.00	870	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	160.65/cwt	151.00–165.00	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.07/cwt	133.00–140.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.94/cwt	165.00–169.00	800	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,289	69.25/cwt	69.25–69.25	893	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,009	65.25/cwt	65.25–65.25	658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	175.27/cwt	170.00–182.50	771	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	193.25/cwt	187.50–197.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	152.50/cwt	145.00–157.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.44/cwt	126.75–137.50	691	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.45/cwt	110.00–121.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.63/cwt	120.00–121.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.50/cwt	120.00–136.50	724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.64/cwt	110.00–130.50	762	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	124.80/cwt	121.00–133.50	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	593	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	519	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	659	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.07/cwt	152.00–161.00	593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	153.16/cwt	150.00–157.50	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.25/cwt	150.00–163.00	681	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.58/cwt	136.00–152.00	724	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.74/cwt	130.25–138.00	851	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	546	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	125.97/cwt	115.00–131.50	726	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.90/cwt	157.50–164.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	904	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.93/cwt	130.75–131.00	868	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.09/cwt	138.00–151.50	833	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	137.27/cwt	132.25–139.00	868	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	125.37/cwt	118.00–130.25	797	5

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Receipts 1,153Last week 691Year ago 1,330

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while those over 650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	137.00–139.50	137.72
5	—	643	140.00	140.00
8	—	749	135.00	135.00
8	—	577	145.00–157.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	199.00–204.00	200.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	727	140.75–143.00	141.02
7	—	804	133.50	133.50
6	—	488	175.00–180.00	178.38
5	—	356	195.00–207.50	203.44
3	—	342	197.00	197.00
64	—	755	141.00–145.50	145.29
54	—	660	144.00–149.00	145.96
35	—	557	167.50–180.00	177.18
29	—	609	161.00–168.00	165.47
29	—	527	170.00–180.00	174.85
25	—	418	182.00–189.00	187.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	957	109.00	109.00
8	—	431	160.00–173.00	166.24
4	—	725	129.00–138.00	133.38
2	—	818	126.00	126.00
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
37	—	621	130.00–148.00	140.17
14	—	573	151.00–165.00	160.65
11	—	677	133.00–140.00	135.07
9	—	479	165.00–169.00	166.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	145.00–153.00	149.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	125.00–136.00	129.76
8	—	409	120.00–130.00	126.12
3	—	488	130.00	130.00
3	—	545	115.00	115.00
5	—	576	110.00–121.00	116.45
5	—	725	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	526	126.75–137.50	131.44
2	—	773	115.00	115.00
4	—	454	132.00	132.00
8	—	681	120.00–121.00	120.63
18	—	577	120.00–136.50	125.50
42	—	621	110.00–130.50	122.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	593	111.00	111.00
5	—	519	120.00	120.00
6	—	659	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	130.00	130.00
6	—	642	120.00	120.00
13	—	533	121.00–133.50	124.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	702	127.85	127.85
19	—	380	152.00–161.00	156.07
25	—	464	150.00–157.50	153.16
29	—	433	150.00–163.00	157.25
41	—	515	136.00–152.00	140.58
57	—	627	130.25–138.00	135.74
4	—	263	158.00	158.00
6	—	330	157.50–164.00	160.90
15	—	682	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	546	130.00	130.00
11	—	480	140.00	140.00
25	—	576	115.00–131.50	125.97
5	—	636	118.00–130.25	125.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,289	69.25	69.25
10	—	1,009	65.25	65.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	139.00	139.00
2	—	373	181.00	181.00
3	—	530	147.50	147.50
5	—	721	122.00–128.00	125.61
14	—	663	130.75–131.00	130.93
15	—	578	138.00–151.50	144.09
16	—	632	132.25–139.00	137.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	440	170.00–182.50	175.27
5	—	500	164.75	164.75
5	—	324	187.50–197.00	193.25
4	—	614	146.50	146.50

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