Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with buyers more active than last week. The CME Cattle complex seems to have caught some footing after Monday's sharp gains.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.19/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$137.19

370 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	139.45	874	234
Medium and Large 1-2	551	133.94	738	119
Medium 1-2	387	131.54	509	13thin
Medium and Large 2	514	120.00	617	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $258 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 sale370 hd

137.19

—

MO average17 barns · 7,198 hd

136.84

+0.35

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

53 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 1-2	—	567	161.31/cwt	157.00–163.00	915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	177.13/cwt	176.00–179.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,132	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.55/cwt	130.00–145.50	664	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.44/cwt	151.00–160.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.86/cwt	119.00–122.00	991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.37/cwt	155.00–163.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.42/cwt	132.00–146.00	793	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	993	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.59/cwt	137.00–146.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.23/cwt	137.25–143.25	815	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	704	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	185.63/cwt	182.50–187.50	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.61/cwt	153.00–166.50	1,013	35
Steers	Large 1	—	896	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	856	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	164.94/cwt	160.00–172.50	520	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	326	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.16/cwt	171.00–177.50	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,107	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	181.96/cwt	180.00–187.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	122.18/cwt	121.75–122.50	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	128.16/cwt	126.50–128.25	925	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	125.15/cwt	123.00–125.50	981	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	149.31/cwt	142.00–150.25	1,093	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	175.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.32/cwt	130.25–137.50	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.63/cwt	133.00–142.25	945	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	161.17/cwt	155.00–170.00	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	162.93/cwt	162.50–164.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.55/cwt	130.00–139.50	927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	172.78/cwt	172.00–175.00	987	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.65/cwt	129.25–140.50	727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	141.71/cwt	138.50–144.50	724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.68/cwt	142.00–168.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2

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 12, 2019

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

Receipts 868Last week 1,153Year ago 1,171

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	567	157.00–163.00	161.31
5	—	430	176.00–179.00	177.13
6	—	540	165.00	165.00
8	—	314	182.50–187.50	185.63
12	—	468	171.00–177.50	175.16
12	—	713	135.00–136.00	135.75
20	—	674	130.00–139.50	137.55
3	—	640	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	904	125.25	125.25
29	—	671	145.00–154.00	148.04
35	—	619	153.00–166.50	163.61
53	—	778	142.25	142.25
12	—	419	180.00–187.00	181.96
62	—	732	142.00–150.25	149.31
16	—	526	170.00–178.00	175.99
22	—	571	172.00–175.00	172.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	479	130.00–145.50	138.55
4	—	388	151.00–160.00	155.44
7	—	442	137.00–146.00	140.59
14	—	626	122.00–128.00	124.96
15	—	731	121.75–122.50	122.18
17	—	565	130.25–137.50	134.32
20	—	540	129.25–140.50	134.65
3	—	690	123.75	123.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	820	119.00–122.00	120.86
3	—	405	155.00–163.00	160.37
24	—	581	137.25–143.25	140.23
6	—	453	155.50	155.50
31	—	621	132.00–142.00	137.92
7	—	315	160.00–172.50	164.94
39	—	722	126.50–128.25	128.16
7	—	784	123.00–125.50	125.15
67	—	667	133.00–142.25	141.63
14	—	386	155.00–170.00	161.17
2	—	290	182.50	182.50
16	—	511	138.50–144.50	141.71
2	—	883	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	130.00	130.00
4	—	326	135.00	135.00
6	—	427	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	132.00–146.00	138.42
2	—	788	126.50	126.50
3	—	325	170.00	170.00
3	—	505	145.00	145.00
5	—	600	139.00	139.00
5	—	881	100.25	100.25
9	—	476	142.00–168.00	147.68
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	162.50–164.00	162.93

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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