Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher; 500-600 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower; 550-750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances 4.00 to 5.00 higher on some 550-575 lb offerings. Demand moderate to good on moderate supply. The highlight of the day was a load and a half of 654 lb steers selling at 167.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.88/cwt on 1,023 head.

Average price

$158.88

1,023 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	160.97	986	887
Medium and Large 1-2	573	148.35	851	100
Medium 1-2	485	144.72	702	19thin
Medium and Large 2	654	127.75	835	17thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $150 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 sale1,023 hd

158.88

—

MO average16 barns · 12,190 hd

154.80

+4.08

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

66 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 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.12/cwt	130.00–139.75	850	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.54/cwt	136.50–148.75	737	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	985	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	169.79/cwt	161.00–176.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	172.76/cwt	167.00–178.00	651	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.51/cwt	155.00–176.50	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	514	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	154.86/cwt	149.00–159.25	971	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.56/cwt	171.00–187.50	876	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	894	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.28/cwt	133.25–149.25	808	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	137.15/cwt	134.50–139.00	939	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.12/cwt	143.50–152.00	630	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.31/cwt	154.00–154.50	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	155.86/cwt	155.00–157.00	871	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	140.70/cwt	140.50–140.75	996	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	157.01/cwt	144.00–162.50	1,038	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	149.74/cwt	142.00–154.25	1,081	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	189.51/cwt	186.50–190.50	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,077	112
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	549	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.72/cwt	130.00–140.50	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.07/cwt	131.00–141.50	999	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	146.07/cwt	142.50–152.00	704	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	152.36/cwt	151.50–154.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	527	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	112.09/cwt	110.00–116.00	770	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	156.18/cwt	153.50–162.00	759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	469	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.11/cwt	150.00–169.50	921	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.55/cwt	160.00–176.50	892	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,101	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	136.12/cwt	135.00–140.50	937	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	448	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	657	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	129.44/cwt	127.50–130.00	667	14

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Receipts 1,796Last week 3,784Year ago 1,995

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	117.00	117.00
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
5	—	870	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
13	—	484	130.00–140.50	131.72
4	—	439	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	310	145.00	145.00
14	—	515	127.50–130.00	129.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	120.00	120.00
3	—	698	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	620	130.00–139.75	137.12
42	—	521	136.50–148.75	141.54
18	—	756	130.00–131.00	130.28
134	—	576	133.25–149.25	140.28
53	—	685	134.50–139.00	137.15
35	—	428	143.50–152.00	147.12
5	—	374	154.00–154.50	154.31
60	—	729	131.00–141.50	137.07
42	—	482	142.50–152.00	146.07
6	—	329	151.50–154.00	152.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	654	126.00	126.00
3	—	848	114.50	114.50
4	—	730	119.50	119.50
5	—	556	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	502	150.75	150.75
56	—	559	155.00–157.00	155.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	110.00	110.00
7	—	611	134.50	134.50
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
14	—	687	110.00–116.00	112.09
3	—	585	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	161.00–176.00	169.79
7	—	544	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	120.00–125.00	123.03
7	—	566	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	377	167.00–178.00	172.76
8	—	423	155.00–176.50	169.51
29	—	708	140.50–140.75	140.70
8	—	786	139.00	139.00
2	—	863	130.00	130.00
9	—	486	153.50–162.00	156.18
4	—	318	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	135.50	135.50
4	—	671	124.50	124.50
5	—	750	121.00	121.00
6	—	469	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	627	149.00–159.25	154.86
63	—	485	171.00–187.50	180.56
7	—	826	140.00	140.00
156	—	661	144.00–162.50	157.01
66	—	722	142.00–154.25	149.74
12	—	433	186.50–190.50	189.51
210	—	568	150.00–169.50	162.11
90	—	529	160.00–176.50	168.55
17	—	759	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	894	120.00	120.00
6	—	814	120.00–130.00	123.33
24	—	688	135.00–140.50	136.12
2	—	635	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	500	182.50	182.50
112	—	645	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	141.25	141.25
12	—	448	146.75	146.75

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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