Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher; gaining back most of last weeks' decline. Over 700 lbs not well tested this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.81/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$166.81

471 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.15

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	168.96	966	426
Medium 1	495	158.40	783	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	661	143.70	950	25
Large 1	573	133.71	766	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $200 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 sale471 hd

166.81

—

MO average15 barns · 6,310 hd

156.66

+10.15

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

62 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	—	734	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	481	137.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	695	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	407	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.10/cwt	145.50–162.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.31/cwt	148.50–164.00	685	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	162.31/cwt	150.00–170.00	599	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	156.57/cwt	150.00–160.50	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	119.03/cwt	112.00–128.00	814	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	853	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	972	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.98/cwt	133.00–136.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.67/cwt	161.00–164.00	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	143.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	172.13/cwt	155.00–177.50	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.29/cwt	159.50–183.50	950	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	194.27/cwt	182.50–199.50	843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	134.02/cwt	133.00–136.00	964	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	3
Steers	Large 1	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.41/cwt	138.50–143.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	157.26/cwt	147.00–166.50	813	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.05/cwt	144.50–157.50	835	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	924	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	126.40/cwt	126.25–127.00	811	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,035	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	978	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.66/cwt	136.00–138.50	866	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.47/cwt	150.00–163.50	983	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	187.70/cwt	180.00–194.00	865	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	142.35/cwt	141.00–144.50	1,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	843	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,001	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	476	165.27/cwt	158.00–169.50	787	8
Steers	Large 1	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.02/cwt	132.50–144.50	757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	131.80/cwt	127.50–133.50	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	167.39/cwt	167.25–168.50	872	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.94/cwt	137.50–145.25	884	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.58/cwt	145.50–160.50	726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	179.34/cwt	171.00–185.50	945	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.16/cwt	142.50–157.75	1,031	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	202.30/cwt	196.00–203.00	769	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	847	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	558	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	123.69/cwt	120.00–125.75	825	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.79/cwt	140.50–148.50	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,120Last week 884Year ago 2,373

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher; gaining back most of last weeks' decline. Over 700 lbs not well tested this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	129.50	129.50
38	—	430	148.50–164.00	159.31
25	—	369	150.00–170.00	162.31
8	—	323	150.00–160.50	156.57
84	—	517	147.00–166.50	157.26
32	—	568	144.50–157.50	147.05
18	—	677	136.50	136.50
37	—	623	137.50–145.25	141.94
20	—	473	145.50–160.50	153.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	130.00–145.00	137.00
17	—	684	112.00–128.00	119.03
2	—	853	114.00	114.00
20	—	642	126.25–127.00	126.40
8	—	1,035	94.50	94.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	130.00	130.00
3	—	578	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	142.50	142.50
2	—	580	135.50	135.50
5	—	530	142.75	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	138.50–143.00	140.41
4	—	728	120.25	120.25
14	—	533	132.50–144.50	142.02
7	—	606	127.50–133.50	131.80
19	—	667	120.00–125.75	123.69
8	—	424	140.50–148.50	143.79
2	—	598	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	521	167.25–168.50	167.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	145.50–162.00	152.10
9	—	670	133.00–136.00	134.98
12	—	629	136.00–138.50	137.66
2	—	390	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	170.00–174.00	171.97
18	—	564	161.00–164.00	163.67
2	—	535	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	141.00–145.00	143.99
4	—	419	155.00–177.50	172.13
4	—	803	126.50	126.50
5	—	758	136.00	136.00
2	—	708	138.00	138.00
2	—	600	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	203.50	203.50
13	—	519	192.25	192.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	571	159.50–183.50	166.29
25	—	434	182.50–199.50	194.27
8	—	763	140.25	140.25
61	—	624	150.00–163.50	157.47
36	—	461	180.00–194.00	187.70
17	—	711	141.00–144.50	142.35
104	—	527	171.00–185.50	179.34
53	—	673	142.50–157.75	153.16
20	—	380	196.00–203.00	202.30
2	—	345	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	719	133.00–136.00	134.02
12	—	843	118.75	118.75
5	—	623	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	154.00	154.00
8	—	476	158.00–169.50	165.27
2	—	558	137.50	137.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	152.00	152.00
4	—	613	120.00	120.00

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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