Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifers over 450 lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and over 650 lbs., not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.66/cwt on 578 head.

Average price

$144.66

578 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$1.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	145.19	920	409
Medium and Large 1-2	578	143.37	828	169

One grade step is worth $1.82/cwt here — about $92 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 sale578 hd

144.66

—

MO average19 barns · 13,362 hd

140.54

+4.11

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 1Fleshy	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	962	99.75/cwt	99.75–99.75	960	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	677	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	127.31/cwt	115.00–135.50	868	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.53/cwt	160.00–164.00	853	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.08/cwt	169.50–175.50	656	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.08/cwt	136.00–141.25	928	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.03/cwt	144.50–154.00	878	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.19/cwt	169.00–175.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	128.58/cwt	124.00–130.50	987	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	103.12/cwt	99.00–104.50	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	891	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.38/cwt	143.50–151.00	898	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	118.61/cwt	112.50–120.75	982	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	136.27/cwt	126.00–138.00	860	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.21/cwt	161.00–167.00	769	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	137.33/cwt	132.50–139.25	986	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	110.76/cwt	105.00–116.50	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.50/cwt	152.00–160.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	138.38/cwt	138.00–139.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.49/cwt	143.00–153.00	631	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	151.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	156.88/cwt	155.00–157.50	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	113.12/cwt	105.50–123.50	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.08/cwt	157.00–160.50	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	87.88/cwt	85.00–106.00	686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.27/cwt	128.00–142.50	784	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	120.35/cwt	114.00–122.50	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.65/cwt	130.00–159.50	674	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.66/cwt	112.00–140.00	804	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.56/cwt	120.00–147.50	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.70/cwt	114.00–121.00	742	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.86/cwt	124.50–135.00	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	129.85/cwt	125.00–140.00	828	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.79/cwt	144.50–154.50	564	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.08/cwt	127.00–136.75	775	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.07/cwt	139.00–149.00	735	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	139.65/cwt	138.50–140.00	585	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.05/cwt	127.00–138.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	118.11/cwt	116.25–119.50	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.04/cwt	156.50–160.50	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.17/cwt	149.00–159.50	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.52/cwt	138.00–146.50	683	63

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 May 6, 2020

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

Receipts 1,239Last week 1,948Year ago 1,054

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	115.00	115.00
5	—	772	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	138.00–139.00	138.38
4	—	873	108.00	108.00
3	—	980	97.00	97.00
38	—	625	114.00–121.00	118.70
20	—	533	124.50–135.00	129.86
2	—	383	122.00	122.00
17	—	419	138.50–140.00	139.65
9	—	480	127.00–138.00	132.05
7	—	598	116.25–119.50	118.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	425	143.00–153.00	148.49
8	—	331	145.00–154.00	151.52
13	—	855	93.50	93.50
11	—	755	112.50	112.50
8	—	661	114.00–122.50	120.35
44	—	638	125.00–140.00	129.85
20	—	374	144.50–154.50	150.79
36	—	582	127.00–136.75	133.08
26	—	521	139.00–149.00	141.07
63	—	476	138.00–146.50	143.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	154.00	154.00
4	—	467	139.00–140.00	139.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	962	99.75	99.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	437	150.00–160.00	154.93
28	—	682	115.00–135.50	127.31
51	—	585	144.50–154.00	150.03
8	—	822	99.00–104.50	103.12
16	—	631	126.00–138.00	136.27
2	—	738	100.00	100.00
4	—	789	105.00–116.50	110.76
8	—	381	152.00–160.00	156.50
13	—	471	156.50–160.50	159.04
11	—	535	149.00–159.50	155.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	528	160.00–164.00	161.53
2	—	300	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,106	90.00	90.00
13	—	381	169.50–175.50	172.08
28	—	667	136.00–141.25	139.08
19	—	415	169.00–175.00	172.19
23	—	768	124.00–130.50	128.58
39	—	569	150.00–160.00	156.61
40	—	618	143.50–151.00	145.38
43	—	828	112.50–120.75	118.61
45	—	474	161.00–167.00	162.21
59	—	718	132.50–139.25	137.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	167.00–168.00	167.50
5	—	327	165.00–172.00	170.72
5	—	404	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,015	87.00	87.00
2	—	718	105.00	105.00
8	—	360	155.00–157.50	156.88
7	—	681	105.50–123.50	113.12
5	—	433	157.00–160.50	159.08
14	—	781	85.00–106.00	87.88
14	—	571	128.00–142.50	137.27
2	—	995	85.00–87.00	86.00
21	—	469	130.00–159.50	143.65
20	—	635	112.00–140.00	126.66
14	—	521	120.00–147.50	137.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	172.50	172.50

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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