Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 300 to 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher; steers 500 to 600 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher; steers 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers 300 to 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers 600 to 800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with heavy receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.41/cwt on 1,099 head.

Average price

$146.41

1,099 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	146.69	1,101	981
Medium and Large 1-2	642	144.04	925	118

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about $176 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 sale1,099 hd

146.41

—

MO average16 barns · 7,919 hd

146.13

+0.27

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

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.54/cwt	138.50–142.50	715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	152.42/cwt	146.75–155.00	1,100	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	173.25/cwt	169.50–180.50	759	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.42/cwt	147.50–155.00	956	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	131.79/cwt	131.25–134.00	1,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.09/cwt	165.00–168.75	944	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	128.27/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,199	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.05/cwt	168.00–173.25	876	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	146.76/cwt	146.25–148.00	1,014	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	146.32/cwt	141.00–148.75	1,118	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	956	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	128.68/cwt	126.50–136.50	825	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	140.03/cwt	133.00–142.50	998	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	136.27/cwt	128.25–138.85	1,206	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	160.15/cwt	160.00–160.50	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	119.69/cwt	115.00–123.50	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.18/cwt	130.00–131.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	135.87/cwt	133.00–137.50	920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	136.11/cwt	131.50–137.75	768	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	129.54/cwt	128.75–129.75	1,067	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	124.09/cwt	118.00–126.00	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	925	4

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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Receipts 1,672Last week 752Year ago 1,236

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	144.00	144.00
3	—	647	125.00	125.00
11	—	652	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	153.50	153.50
3	—	362	156.00	156.00
12	—	509	138.50–142.50	140.54
35	—	641	126.50–136.50	128.68
16	—	677	133.00–137.50	135.87
16	—	855	115.00	115.00
33	—	564	131.50–137.75	136.11
233	—	824	128.75–129.75	129.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	121.50	121.50
9	—	739	115.00–123.50	119.69
11	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.18
3	—	925	103.00	103.00
11	—	485	130.00–140.00	135.19
19	—	676	118.00–126.00	124.09
4	—	384	130.00	130.00
4	—	804	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	722	146.75–155.00	152.42
23	—	438	169.50–180.50	173.25
196	—	623	147.50–155.00	153.42
2	—	328	184.00	184.00
2	—	393	175.00	175.00
10	—	835	131.25–134.00	131.79
30	—	565	165.00–168.75	167.09
31	—	935	125.00–128.50	128.27
44	—	515	168.00–173.25	170.05
49	—	691	146.25–148.00	146.76
70	—	764	141.00–148.75	146.32
369	—	885	128.25–138.85	136.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	127.00	127.00
17	—	570	150.00–154.00	150.93
34	—	676	140.00–144.00	141.35
40	—	713	133.00–142.50	140.03
3	—	320	170.00	170.00
4	—	463	160.50	160.50
10	—	545	160.00–160.50	160.15

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