Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 400 to 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; steers 500 to 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; steers 600 to 700 sold steady to 3.00 higher; steers 700 to 800 lbs sold steady; steers 800 lbs and higher sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with many consignments coming off grass pastures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.09/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$150.09

537 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$54.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	154.60	1,041	441
Medium and Large 1-2	616	142.81	879	52
Large 1	1,031	116.58	1,202	36
Large 1-2	1,027	100.00	1,027	8thin

One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $14 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 sale537 hd

150.09

—

MO average14 barns · 10,448 hd

148.97

+1.12

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

44 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 1-2Fleshy	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.91/cwt	164.00–171.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	953	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,077	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,005	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,235	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	143.71/cwt	137.50–144.50	1,180	75
Steers	Large 1	—	1,146	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,076	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	148.87/cwt	142.00–152.25	1,061	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	158.18/cwt	155.50–162.25	1,001	144
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	116.67/cwt	115.50–116.75	1,182	31
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,027	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	166.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	645	153.23/cwt	153.00–153.25	988	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	877	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	469	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	138.22/cwt	136.25–140.00	731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.09/cwt	130.50–137.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	145.42/cwt	137.50–148.75	922	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	137.20/cwt	130.00–140.50	807	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	153.57/cwt	150.00–160.25	751	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.51/cwt	132.00–137.00	909	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	156.49/cwt	150.00–159.25	917	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	151.94/cwt	144.50–154.00	1,032	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	184.21/cwt	180.00–187.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	824	2

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	499	180.50	180.50
12	—	867	142.50	142.50
75	—	821	137.50–144.50	143.71
12	—	774	139.00	139.00
66	—	713	142.00–152.25	148.87
144	—	633	155.50–162.25	158.18
5	—	533	160.00–170.00	166.02
47	—	586	150.00–159.25	156.49
28	—	679	144.50–154.00	151.94
13	—	420	180.00–187.00	184.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	170.00	170.00
8	—	424	165.00	165.00
7	—	673	132.00	132.00
12	—	710	132.75	132.75
6	—	786	125.00	125.00
3	—	638	151.00	151.00
3	—	593	140.00	140.00
2	—	495	166.50	166.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	116.00	116.00
31	—	1,013	115.50–116.75	116.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	555	175.00	175.00
11	—	723	147.50	147.50
3	—	500	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	180.00	180.00
3	—	478	160.00	160.00
8	—	405	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	164.00–171.00	167.91
13	—	707	134.00–135.00	134.76
13	—	779	138.25	138.25
22	—	529	136.25–140.00	138.22
82	—	634	137.50–148.75	145.42
55	—	588	130.00–140.50	137.20
30	—	489	150.00–160.25	153.57
26	—	676	132.00–137.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	645	153.00–153.25	153.23
14	—	562	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	130.50–137.00	132.09
5	—	797	122.50	122.50
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
10	—	565	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	65.00	65.00

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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