Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers and heifers selling 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.61/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$150.61

301 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	718	152.00	1,091	273
Medium and Large 1-2	711	140.78	1,000	23
Large 1	1,051	120.00	1,261	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale301 hd

150.61

—

MO average17 barns · 6,877 hd

150.51

+0.10

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

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	946	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	169.73/cwt	164.00–173.50	996	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,236	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	551	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.23/cwt	125.00–137.50	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	155.79/cwt	149.00–159.25	1,024	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	153.94/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,121	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.83/cwt	118.00–124.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.05/cwt	148.00–150.25	792	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,147	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.36/cwt	147.50–150.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	862	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,051	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.96/cwt	146.00–162.75	979	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	151.42/cwt	145.50–157.50	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	133.31/cwt	131.50–137.50	928	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Receipts 554Last week 1,236Year ago 791

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers and heifers selling 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	700	127.00	127.00
2	—	645	140.00	140.00
36	—	528	148.00–150.25	150.05
16	—	566	145.00–149.00	147.92
9	—	487	145.50–157.50	151.42
53	—	696	131.50–137.50	133.31
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	137.50	137.50
9	—	650	138.50	138.50
6	—	575	125.00–137.50	132.23
4	—	645	125.00	125.00
3	—	737	117.00	117.00
3	—	440	138.50	138.50
5	—	790	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	539	175.50	175.50
23	—	587	164.00–173.50	169.73
58	—	886	139.50	139.50
4	—	475	170.50	170.50
51	—	657	149.00–159.25	155.79
1	—	415	174.00	174.00
41	—	728	149.00–156.00	153.94
36	—	845	135.75	135.75
26	—	620	146.00–162.75	157.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	147.00	147.00
3	—	572	154.50	154.50
2	—	750	130.00	130.00
2	—	743	132.00	132.00
2	—	408	162.00	162.00
6	—	828	131.25	131.25
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
4	—	866	133.25	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	124.00	124.00
3	—	500	154.00	154.00
11	—	675	118.00–124.00	121.83
6	—	478	147.50–150.00	148.36
3	—	900	110.00	110.00

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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