Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with 400-550 lbs selling 14.00-16.00 higher on very good demand. Demand best for calves suitable for grazing.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.51/cwt on 540 head.

Average price

$157.51

540 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$54.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	159.70	1,015	462
Medium and Large 2	520	149.50	777	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	629	149.45	940	62
Large 1	688	138.00	949	6thin
Large 1-2	1,003	105.00	1,053	7thin

One grade step is worth $54.70/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale540 hd

157.51

—

MO average16 barns · 12,866 hd

158.77

−1.26

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
Steers	Large 1	—	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.28/cwt	156.50–172.00	864	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.39/cwt	132.00–143.75	936	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	170.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	744	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	116.44/cwt	115.25–117.50	943	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,089	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	149.24/cwt	140.00–159.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	141.48/cwt	140.00–146.50	962	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	163.66/cwt	160.00–164.50	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	161.87/cwt	154.00–166.75	1,002	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	167.16/cwt	163.00–178.50	968	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	187.79/cwt	182.50–194.00	898	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	137.98/cwt	133.50–142.00	985	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,003	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	133.25/cwt	130.00–136.50	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.36/cwt	141.00–155.50	828	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	169.40/cwt	160.00–172.50	806	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	129.48/cwt	129.25–130.00	866	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	179.44/cwt	177.50–180.00	818	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	139.40/cwt	135.00–140.50	903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	152.46/cwt	147.50–155.25	1,087	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	195.07/cwt	187.00–200.00	821	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	191.79/cwt	191.00–192.00	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,001	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.48/cwt	137.00–147.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.12/cwt	134.25–144.50	896	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	159.00–175.00	638	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	131.73/cwt	130.00–132.25	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	144.87/cwt	144.50–145.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.71/cwt	130.00–148.50	812	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	177.11/cwt	174.50–182.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	150.93/cwt	142.00–160.50	1,020	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	176.90/cwt	173.50–185.00	938	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	142.17/cwt	142.00–142.25	1,103	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	767	138.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,064	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	5

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 Feb 19, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	680	140.00–146.50	141.48
7	—	536	160.00–164.50	163.66
4	—	641	148.00	148.00
9	—	844	125.00	125.00
5	—	470	170.00–180.00	174.04
2	—	378	168.00	168.00
10	—	426	174.50–182.00	177.11
5	—	770	130.00	130.00
3	—	725	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	619	154.00–166.75	161.87
47	—	579	163.00–178.50	167.16
21	—	478	182.50–194.00	187.79
2	—	335	190.00	190.00
72	—	713	147.50–155.25	152.46
22	—	421	187.00–200.00	195.07
9	—	379	191.00–192.00	191.79
75	—	676	142.00–160.50	150.93
40	—	530	173.50–185.00	176.90
16	—	776	142.00–142.25	142.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	714	133.50–142.00	137.98
12	—	1,001	100.50	100.50
2	—	800	130.00	130.00
25	—	767	132.00–140.00	138.70
5	—	674	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	129.00	129.00
6	—	612	130.00–136.50	133.25
2	—	340	143.00	143.00
10	—	517	137.00–147.00	144.48
2	—	555	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	526	156.50–172.00	164.28
32	—	667	132.00–143.75	140.39
17	—	436	165.00–175.00	170.57
50	—	566	141.00–155.50	146.36
21	—	476	160.00–172.50	169.40
56	—	635	134.25–144.50	141.12
28	—	375	159.00–175.00	170.00
5	—	300	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	810	115.25–117.50	116.44
7	—	1,089	102.50	102.50
16	—	669	129.25–130.00	129.48
8	—	706	120.00	120.00
13	—	625	130.00–132.25	131.73
4	—	530	144.50–145.00	144.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	176.00	176.00
22	—	456	177.50–180.00	179.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	140.00–159.00	149.24
3	—	777	117.00	117.00
10	—	648	135.00–140.50	139.40
3	—	805	116.00	116.00
18	—	577	130.00–148.50	140.71
4	—	325	170.00	170.00
3	—	448	160.00	160.00

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