Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent price comparison on the offering of yearling steers and heifers, however a stronger undertone is noted. Yesterday's sharp increase in the CME Cattle Complex brought renewed vigor to the market today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.35/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$146.35

337 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	150.58	1,084	271
Medium and Large 1-2	724	134.44	974	39
Medium and Large 2	600	133.75	803	12thin
Large 1-2	660	110.83	732	15thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $352 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 sale337 hd

146.35

—

MO average12 barns · 6,670 hd

148.55

−2.21

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	—	478	169.87/cwt	169.00–170.50	812	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	938	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	152.42/cwt	148.00–154.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	813	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	155.79/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,147	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	851	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	157.89/cwt	157.00–159.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,222	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,150	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	121.81/cwt	121.00–125.00	990	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	571	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	147.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	111.96/cwt	104.50–114.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.58/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.80/cwt	138.00–141.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,022	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	163.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	838	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	583	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	136.83/cwt	135.00–142.75	878	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.65/cwt	130.00–131.50	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	146.05/cwt	145.00–150.50	922	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	699	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.23/cwt	123.00–128.00	886	4

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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Receipts 642Last week 615Year ago 2,183

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	169.00–170.50	169.87
81	—	736	153.00–156.50	155.79
7	—	567	157.00–159.00	157.89
54	—	889	137.50	137.50
6	—	421	174.50	174.50
43	—	769	149.50	149.50
5	—	803	137.50	137.50
7	—	673	148.00–151.00	150.58
8	—	511	160.00–170.00	163.95
15	—	631	145.00–150.50	146.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	664	141.25	141.25
2	—	513	150.00	150.00
7	—	584	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	148.00–154.00	152.42
4	—	510	170.00	170.00
3	—	887	115.00	115.00
3	—	760	136.00	136.00
10	—	813	121.00–125.00	121.81
4	—	971	114.50	114.50
7	—	678	130.00–131.50	130.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	145.00	145.00
2	—	463	150.00	150.00
3	—	788	110.00	110.00
4	—	539	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	115.50	115.50
10	—	699	108.50	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	672	121.00	121.00
3	—	442	152.00	152.00
4	—	590	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	515	130.00–140.00	135.29
8	—	676	139.50	139.50
7	—	381	145.00–150.00	147.13
36	—	794	128.75	128.75
2	—	488	138.50	138.50
53	—	642	135.00–142.75	136.83
3	—	562	130.00	130.00
4	—	713	123.00–128.00	124.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	851	100.00	100.00
5	—	620	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	113.00	113.00
3	—	492	96.50	96.50
3	—	958	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	101.50	101.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	551	130.50	130.50
2	—	455	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	835	104.50–114.00	111.96
5	—	369	138.00–141.00	139.80
5	—	461	137.50	137.50
6	—	616	120.00	120.00

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