Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 300 to 400 lbs sold steady. Feeder steers 400 lbs and above sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 to 450 lbs sold steady. Heifers 450 to 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers above 500 lbs sold steady. Light supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.79/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$140.79

226 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$12.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	147.10	733	110
Medium and Large 1-2	515	134.81	694	116

One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $39 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 sale226 hd

140.79

—

MO average10 barns · 4,641 hd

133.67

+7.12

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

32 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 1Fancy	—	525	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	196.31/cwt	194.00–200.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.29/cwt	124.00–129.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	121.25/cwt	121.00–123.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	182.22/cwt	181.00–188.00	951	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	183.05/cwt	177.00–187.50	807	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	174.24/cwt	172.50–176.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	158.48/cwt	156.00–160.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	150.75/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	168.16/cwt	166.00–172.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	184.77/cwt	180.00–188.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.17/cwt	179.00–187.50	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	155.41/cwt	155.00–156.25	873	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.35/cwt	124.00–127.25	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.29/cwt	122.00–135.50	742	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.86/cwt	130.00–139.50	707	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	152.86/cwt	151.00–157.50	601	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	758	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	165.14/cwt	160.00–166.50	669	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.78/cwt	147.50–151.50	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.63/cwt	130.00–149.00	610	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.11/cwt	140.00–140.50	654	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	162.26/cwt	157.00–166.00	545	9

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 27, 2020

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

Receipts 463Last week 2,077Year ago 691

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	194.00	194.00
5	—	481	194.00–200.00	196.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	522	181.00–188.00	182.22
18	—	441	177.00–187.50	183.05
8	—	606	156.00–160.00	158.48
8	—	668	147.00–153.00	150.75
21	—	568	166.00–172.00	168.16
28	—	478	180.00–188.00	184.77
8	—	368	179.00–187.50	182.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	172.50–176.00	174.24
4	—	450	170.00	170.00
4	—	691	138.00	138.00
22	—	562	155.00–156.25	155.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
3	—	522	159.50	159.50
3	—	773	114.00	114.00
6	—	623	124.00–129.00	127.29
8	—	554	145.00	145.00
8	—	717	121.00–123.00	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	140.00	140.00
14	—	624	124.00–127.25	125.35
21	—	574	122.00–135.50	129.29
33	—	532	130.00–139.50	132.86
23	—	428	130.00–149.00	142.63
23	—	467	140.00–140.50	140.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	642	127.25	127.25
15	—	393	151.00–157.50	152.86
38	—	525	142.00–148.00	144.32
15	—	405	160.00–166.50	165.14
18	—	478	147.50–151.50	149.78
5	—	965	99.50	99.50
9	—	336	157.00–166.00	162.26

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