Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison due to last weeks light receipts. Highlight of the sale was 126 steers weighing 879 lbs selling for 125.00. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply of total receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.69/cwt on 991 head.

Average price

$143.69

991 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	145.65	812	261
Medium and Large 1	667	144.29	962	677
Medium and Large 2	564	126.33	712	53

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $100 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 sale991 hd

143.69

—

MO average20 barns · 21,462 hd

146.30

−2.62

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.65/cwt	139.00–147.00	902	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	699	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	129.35/cwt	120.00–135.50	630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.92/cwt	135.00–148.25	833	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	143.63/cwt	140.00–154.00	770	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.28/cwt	157.00–168.50	707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.98/cwt	126.00–138.50	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	124.67/cwt	121.50–125.00	1,098	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.01/cwt	151.50–164.50	826	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.08/cwt	143.25–152.00	928	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.45/cwt	148.50–154.00	862	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	139.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	951	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	135.85/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,045	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	142.50/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,016	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.29/cwt	172.00–181.00	736	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	154.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	760	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	123.02/cwt	121.75–127.00	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	175.82/cwt	168.00–179.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	159.39/cwt	158.00–161.25	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.41/cwt	120.00–137.00	673	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.21/cwt	120.50–129.00	723	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.85/cwt	132.50–141.00	649	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	138.74/cwt	125.00–145.00	608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.62/cwt	105.00–120.00	713	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	127.21/cwt	121.00–128.75	841	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	142.20/cwt	138.00–148.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	109.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	140.30/cwt	140.00–141.00	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	936	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.38/cwt	133.50–144.75	797	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.61/cwt	124.50–133.50	795	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.30/cwt	141.00–150.00	688	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	162.02/cwt	153.00–168.00	617	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.33/cwt	119.00–129.50	911	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	145.84/cwt	142.50–151.50	968	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.09/cwt	121.00–127.00	726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.24/cwt	146.50–151.50	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.76/cwt	153.00–163.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	114.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	174.85/cwt	172.00–180.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	99.55/cwt	90.00–109.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	782	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	3

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Receipts 1,787Last week 463Year ago 1,153

No price comparison due to last weeks light receipts. Highlight of the sale was 126 steers weighing 879 lbs selling for 125.00. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply of total receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	628	139.00–147.00	143.65
31	—	474	140.00–156.00	147.38
91	—	579	135.00–148.25	143.92
52	—	536	140.00–154.00	143.63
25	—	428	157.00–168.50	165.28
8	—	782	124.00–127.00	125.49
7	—	725	126.00–138.50	132.98
3	—	667	142.00	142.00
3	—	340	160.00	160.00
2	—	390	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	487	120.00–135.50	129.35
8	—	669	124.00	124.00
6	—	704	123.00	123.00
5	—	357	140.00	140.00
3	—	630	109.00	109.00
3	—	548	125.00	125.00
2	—	445	144.00	144.00
14	—	590	121.00–127.00	123.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	881	121.50–125.00	124.67
129	—	523	151.50–164.50	158.01
78	—	631	143.25–152.00	147.08
70	—	573	148.50–154.00	150.45
67	—	681	137.00–145.00	139.58
62	—	769	129.50–139.00	135.85
53	—	713	142.00–144.00	142.50
30	—	422	172.00–181.00	174.29
16	—	491	154.00–160.00	154.72
12	—	832	121.75–127.00	123.02
7	—	381	168.00–179.00	175.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	563	158.00–161.25	159.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	107.00	107.00
4	—	680	125.00	125.00
3	—	547	140.00	140.00
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
6	—	778	90.00–109.00	99.55
2	—	300	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	152.50	152.50
3	—	410	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	520	120.00–137.00	129.41
56	—	582	120.50–129.00	124.21
28	—	474	132.50–141.00	136.85
19	—	438	125.00–145.00	138.74
18	—	617	105.00–120.00	115.62
15	—	661	121.00–128.75	127.21
11	—	389	138.00–148.00	142.20
7	—	712	105.00–115.00	109.25
7	—	322	140.00–141.00	140.30
4	—	890	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	765	122.00–125.00	122.39
42	—	568	133.50–144.75	140.38
37	—	618	124.50–133.50	128.61
25	—	470	141.00–150.00	146.30
21	—	381	153.00–168.00	162.02
18	—	710	119.00–129.50	128.33
18	—	664	142.50–151.50	145.84
12	—	512	146.50–151.50	150.24
12	—	415	153.00–163.00	157.76
6	—	828	113.00–115.00	114.35
3	—	335	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	172.00–180.00	174.85

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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