Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs. sold mostly steady, 600-700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs not enough comparable kinds. Heifer calves trended steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.03/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$150.03

558 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	150.97	925	443
Medium and Large 1-2	526	150.78	794	79
Medium 1-2	407	138.50	563	6thin
Medium and Large 2	417	137.00	572	24
Large 1	626	134.25	840	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $84 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 sale558 hd

150.03

—

MO average18 barns · 9,888 hd

148.74

+1.28

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

64 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 1	—	519	139.40/cwt	130.25–143.25	723	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	513	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	135.64/cwt	122.00–142.50	962	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	183.57/cwt	173.00–186.25	784	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.78/cwt	144.75–159.50	881	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	354	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	143.63/cwt	134.50–153.50	810	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.00/cwt	119.50–125.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	464	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	127.35/cwt	126.50–128.50	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	3
Steers	Large 1	—	626	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	671	131.15/cwt	128.00–132.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	476	132.35/cwt	125.00–137.50	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.33/cwt	132.25–138.25	858	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	133.63/cwt	130.00–142.50	640	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	137.06/cwt	129.00–138.75	842	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	178.68/cwt	174.00–180.00	872	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.42/cwt	141.00–157.00	949	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	164.38/cwt	157.00–170.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	317	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	445	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.37/cwt	140.00–151.50	686	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.55/cwt	124.00–130.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	137.03/cwt	136.25–138.00	976	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	428	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.71/cwt	127.50–134.00	869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	149.56/cwt	145.00–156.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.92/cwt	157.00–173.50	872	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	146.56/cwt	139.00–155.00	980	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	889	113.06/cwt	112.25–117.75	1,005	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	135.13/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.88/cwt	123.25–125.50	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	133.13/cwt	131.00–136.25	773	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	152.65/cwt	141.00–155.50	664	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	114.21/cwt	110.00–116.50	884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	564	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	913	6

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Receipts 1,090Last week 2,165Year ago 2,043

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	519	130.25–143.25	139.40
7	—	737	126.50–128.50	127.35
45	—	629	132.25–138.25	136.33
21	—	475	140.00–151.50	144.37
16	—	665	127.50–134.00	130.71
3	—	380	148.00	148.00
53	—	581	131.00–136.25	133.13
44	—	435	141.00–155.50	152.65
3	—	773	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	142.00	142.00
3	—	330	144.00	144.00
27	—	479	130.00–142.50	133.63
3	—	420	135.00	135.00
7	—	616	123.25–125.50	123.88
3	—	520	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	143.50	143.50
4	—	578	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	128.00	128.00
14	—	590	126.25	126.25
4	—	519	131.25	131.25
9	—	683	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	125.00–137.50	132.35
3	—	873	118.00	118.00
8	—	611	128.00	128.00
6	—	765	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	140.00	140.00
3	—	428	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	709	122.00–142.50	135.64
22	—	614	129.00–138.75	137.06
27	—	889	112.25–117.75	113.06
7	—	756	133.00–136.00	135.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	427	173.00–186.25	183.57
45	—	569	144.75–159.50	154.78
4	—	395	179.00	179.00
40	—	488	174.00–180.00	178.68
88	—	631	141.00–157.00	150.42
27	—	712	136.25–138.00	137.03
62	—	529	157.00–173.50	164.92
31	—	669	139.00–155.00	146.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	165.00	165.00
7	—	535	145.00–156.00	149.56
8	—	714	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	165.00	165.00
6	—	621	141.75	141.75
24	—	564	134.50–153.50	143.63
3	—	312	161.00	161.00
4	—	500	155.00	155.00
14	—	482	157.00–170.00	164.38
9	—	740	140.00	140.00
4	—	368	160.00–170.00	165.24
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	134.25	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	671	128.00–132.00	131.15
7	—	564	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	317	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	149.50	149.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	152.00	152.00
8	—	683	119.50–125.00	123.00
14	—	624	124.00–130.00	126.55
3	—	545	139.00	139.00
15	—	774	110.00–116.50	114.21
6	—	808	113.00	113.00

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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