Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.10/cwt on 572 head.

Average price

$161.10

572 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$10.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	162.93	873	474
Medium and Large 1-2	545	152.24	830	98

One grade step is worth $10.68/cwt here — about $43 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 sale572 hd

161.10

—

MO average17 barns · 11,312 hd

148.82

+12.27

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

46 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	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.79/cwt	146.00–153.00	925	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	144.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.23/cwt	179.00–185.00	674	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.95/cwt	169.00–185.00	743	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.38/cwt	162.00–165.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	123.54/cwt	122.50–127.25	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	144.41/cwt	144.00–145.00	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	121.08/cwt	115.50–124.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	172.91/cwt	166.00–177.50	840	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	329	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.10/cwt	153.00–156.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	156.61/cwt	152.00–161.75	894	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.08/cwt	155.00–166.50	757	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.08/cwt	160.00–169.00	860	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	156.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	136.07/cwt	133.75–137.10	978	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	138.42/cwt	124.00–140.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	130.73/cwt	130.00–134.00	780	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	169.16/cwt	162.50–175.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	168.37/cwt	150.00–178.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	147.00/cwt	143.00–153.50	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	156.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	147.32/cwt	140.25–151.00	715	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	159.32/cwt	155.00–161.50	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	151.80/cwt	142.00–154.75	768	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.22/cwt	120.00–135.50	755	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.43/cwt	132.00–141.50	771	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.37/cwt	128.50–139.50	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.51/cwt	124.00–127.50	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	283	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.03/cwt	121.75–126.00	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.67/cwt	145.00–156.50	652	79

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 13, 2020

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

Receipts 1,181Last week 1,239Year ago 2,678

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	622	146.00–153.00	148.79
15	—	372	179.00–185.00	181.23
29	—	413	169.00–185.00	179.95
9	—	766	122.50–127.25	123.54
10	—	656	144.00–145.00	144.41
3	—	292	188.00	188.00
133	—	486	166.00–177.50	172.91
120	—	571	152.00–161.75	156.61
77	—	518	160.00–169.00	166.08
26	—	719	133.75–137.10	136.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	617	140.00–150.00	144.78
10	—	428	162.00–165.00	164.38
6	—	722	115.50–124.00	121.08
10	—	573	153.00–156.00	155.10
26	—	476	155.00–166.50	159.08
4	—	690	130.00	130.00
23	—	531	150.00–160.00	156.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	158.50	158.50
3	—	535	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	124.00–140.00	138.42
11	—	597	130.00–134.00	130.73
4	—	676	135.00	135.00
4	—	735	125.00	125.00
4	—	479	157.00	157.00
3	—	365	162.50–175.00	169.16
3	—	310	150.00–178.00	168.37
18	—	540	143.00–153.50	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	391	155.00–161.00	156.95
74	—	485	140.25–151.00	147.32
6	—	326	155.00–161.50	159.32
72	—	506	142.00–154.75	151.80
3	—	765	115.00	115.00
25	—	569	132.00–141.50	135.43
7	—	614	124.00–127.50	126.51
23	—	672	121.75–126.00	124.03
79	—	427	145.00–156.50	152.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	580	120.00–135.50	130.22
24	—	522	128.50–139.50	136.37
4	—	846	80.00	80.00
15	—	611	116.00–125.00	121.12
10	—	474	130.00–140.00	134.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	359	170.00	170.00
5	—	283	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	116.00	116.00

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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