Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* No recent price comparison on comparable weights of steers and heifers selling today, however a higher undertone noted from two weeks ago. Demand good as a few strings of yearlings sold today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.84/cwt on 722 head.

Average price

$146.84

722 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	148.37	1,072	645
Medium and Large 1-2	739	135.90	1,004	60
Medium and Large 2	715	131.06	937	9thin
Medium 1-2	621	123.13	764	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $308 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 sale722 hd

146.84

—

MO average17 barns · 8,086 hd

148.99

−2.15

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

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	155.46/cwt	149.50–162.50	682	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,022	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	156.41/cwt	155.00–158.00	827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	144.74/cwt	142.00–149.75	1,061	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	138.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	157.37/cwt	145.00–162.25	1,064	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	118.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	978	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	134.89/cwt	134.00–136.10	1,176	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	135.07/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,118	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.42/cwt	132.50–138.00	838	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.20/cwt	126.00–130.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	137.03/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	164.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	849	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	714	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.60/cwt	120.50–126.25	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	815	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.60/cwt	128.00–130.00	868	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	969	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	170.15/cwt	169.75–170.25	983	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	792	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.74/cwt	111.50–120.50	902	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	133.61/cwt	132.75–138.50	913	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	123.46/cwt	121.75–125.50	884	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	151.09/cwt	147.00–154.50	964	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	982	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.29/cwt	136.00–141.50	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	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 Jul 24, 2019

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

Receipts 1,236Last week 642Year ago 1,191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	439	149.50–162.50	155.46
4	—	288	157.00	157.00
10	—	384	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	155.00	155.00
7	—	598	147.50	147.50
10	—	732	126.00–130.00	129.20
13	—	675	128.00–130.00	128.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	63.50	63.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	155.00–158.00	156.41
10	—	671	135.00–140.00	138.97
10	—	722	135.00–140.00	136.16
14	—	778	135.00–138.50	137.03
8	—	853	125.00	125.00
8	—	926	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	733	142.00–149.75	144.74
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
132	—	676	145.00–162.25	157.37
8	—	766	154.00	154.00
175	—	872	134.00–136.10	134.89
18	—	828	132.00–137.50	135.07
30	—	516	162.00–170.00	164.48
62	—	578	169.75–170.25	170.15
63	—	638	147.00–154.50	151.09
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	145.00	145.00
5	—	714	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	115.50	115.50
5	—	512	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	130.00	130.00
33	—	713	137.75	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	397	130.00	130.00
6	—	483	125.00	125.00
4	—	424	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	861	113.00	113.00
8	—	613	115.00–125.00	118.96
8	—	725	115.00–122.00	118.53
16	—	576	120.50–126.25	123.60
4	—	440	134.50	134.50
16	—	760	111.50–120.50	118.74
4	—	690	115.00	115.00
5	—	472	136.00–141.50	138.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	144.00	144.00
4	—	450	140.00	140.00
7	—	300	148.00	148.00
3	—	382	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	140.00–149.00	145.54
22	—	744	131.50	131.50
30	—	628	132.50–138.00	133.42
43	—	568	139.00–145.00	143.47
50	—	683	132.75–138.50	133.61
5	—	410	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	133.50	133.50
6	—	658	126.00	126.00
9	—	628	130.00	130.00
24	—	716	121.75–125.50	123.46
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	115.00	115.00
8	—	653	115.00	115.00

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