Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower, with the exception of a load of 654# steers selling steady with last week. Heifers weighing 500-650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, while all other weights of heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand moderate on light to moderate supply of feeders weighing mostly 450-650 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.87/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$155.87

353 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$3.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	156.45	950	293
Medium and Large 1-2	582	152.99	891	60

One grade step is worth $3.47/cwt here — about $59 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 sale353 hd

155.87

—

MO average18 barns · 11,341 hd

153.53

+2.33

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

51 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	—	540	167.81/cwt	160.25–169.00	906	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	135.00/cwt	134.50–135.25	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	147.58/cwt	142.00–150.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.32/cwt	127.00–130.50	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.12/cwt	142.50–144.25	680	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	152.49/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,000	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	139.45/cwt	139.25–140.00	989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.12/cwt	134.00–142.25	872	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	167.63/cwt	166.00–169.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	451	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.46/cwt	171.00–176.00	829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.21/cwt	115.00–118.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.27/cwt	136.00–146.50	827	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.33/cwt	143.00–150.50	629	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	789	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.78/cwt	150.00–162.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.93/cwt	131.50–132.50	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	154.56/cwt	150.50–157.00	960	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	155.72/cwt	141.00–162.00	874	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	155.39/cwt	155.00–156.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	141.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	138.52/cwt	137.00–139.75	950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	171.04/cwt	167.50–175.00	751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	163.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	880	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.05/cwt	125.00–138.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	144.70/cwt	135.00–148.75	780	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.67/cwt	133.00–137.50	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.43/cwt	161.00–162.00	923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.74/cwt	137.00–140.00	945	8

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 19, 2019

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

Receipts 882Last week 868Year ago 645

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	540	160.25–169.00	167.81
6	—	753	134.50–135.25	135.00
98	—	656	143.00–155.00	152.49
11	—	709	139.25–140.00	139.45
13	—	475	171.00–176.00	174.46
5	—	855	126.25	126.25
35	—	621	150.50–157.00	154.56
16	—	439	167.50–175.00	171.04
14	—	572	161.00–162.00	161.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	138.75	138.75
4	—	748	130.00	130.00
5	—	466	166.00–169.00	167.63
3	—	610	140.00	140.00
18	—	561	141.00–162.00	155.72
3	—	430	154.00–164.00	157.18
16	—	540	155.00–166.00	163.03
8	—	686	137.00–140.00	137.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	159.50	159.50
4	—	586	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	686	137.00–139.75	138.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	142.00–150.00	147.58
3	—	665	127.00–130.50	129.32
12	—	478	132.00–136.00	134.15
4	—	715	119.50	119.50
5	—	765	115.00–118.00	116.21
9	—	527	131.50–132.50	131.93
8	—	436	135.00–144.00	141.74
6	—	584	133.00–137.50	136.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	142.50–144.25	143.12
37	—	627	134.00–142.25	139.12
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
60	—	577	136.00–146.50	143.27
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
16	—	425	150.00–162.00	157.78
10	—	382	155.00–156.00	155.39
2	—	758	119.50	119.50
82	—	539	135.00–148.75	144.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	124.00	124.00
6	—	467	125.00–130.00	127.42
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	789	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	143.50	143.50
2	—	608	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	116.00	116.00
5	—	697	133.00	133.00
6	—	593	144.00	144.00
9	—	427	143.00–150.50	147.33
2	—	537	145.00	145.00
9	—	616	125.00–138.00	134.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	162.00	162.00

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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