Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 550 lbs no recent price comparison, however a higher undertone noted. Steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs not well tested; over 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good to very good today on light to moderate supply. The highlight of the sale today was a half load of 626 lb steers selling at 174.00 and two loads of heifers weighing 763 lbs selling at 141.85.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.93/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$141.93

549 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$1.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	142.13	933	484
Medium and Large 1-2	537	140.41	754	65

One grade step is worth $1.72/cwt here — about $180 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 sale549 hd

141.93

—

MO average15 barns · 6,697 hd

139.94

+1.99

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

50 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 1Fleshy	—	928	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	156.65/cwt	150.00–166.50	909	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.21/cwt	167.50–183.50	927	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.40/cwt	155.00–168.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	994	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,140	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,055	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	151.41/cwt	150.00–153.75	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,089	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	184.14/cwt	178.00–189.00	801	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,291	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	140.75/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	137.36/cwt	137.25–137.50	1,317	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	155.46/cwt	150.00–159.75	965	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	181.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	149.33/cwt	147.00–149.75	1,024	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	140.33/cwt	138.00–145.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	145.73/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,201	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	139.03/cwt	137.00–142.50	997	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.84/cwt	124.00–135.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	141.85/cwt	141.85–141.85	1,082	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	156.79/cwt	149.00–157.50	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	143.58/cwt	136.00–144.25	706	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	147.47/cwt	144.50–152.50	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	151.38/cwt	147.50–154.50	740	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.39/cwt	133.00–137.75	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.36/cwt	135.25–144.00	865	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.82/cwt	146.00–149.50	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	142.26/cwt	139.25–144.75	828	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	129.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	936	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.

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St Joseph Stockyards Feeder Cattle - St Joseph, MO

Wed Aug 19, 2020

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

Receipts 1,155Last week 967Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	129.50	129.50
4	—	994	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	580	150.00–166.50	156.65
80	—	523	167.50–183.50	177.21
24	—	770	148.00	148.00
55	—	716	145.00–150.00	147.37
23	—	435	178.00–189.00	184.14
49	—	934	138.25	138.25
20	—	959	137.25–137.50	137.36
45	—	621	150.00–159.75	155.46
10	—	482	180.00–185.00	181.46
35	—	686	147.00–149.75	149.33
5	—	860	136.50	136.50
34	—	824	139.00–150.00	145.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	155.00–168.00	161.40
8	—	596	150.00–153.75	151.41
6	—	747	138.50–143.00	140.75
4	—	374	184.00	184.00
3	—	645	138.00–145.00	140.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	626	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	143.50	143.50
3	—	502	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	143.75	143.75
2	—	725	133.00	133.00
6	—	652	120.00	120.00
8	—	762	125.00–132.00	129.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	179.00	179.00
2	—	515	160.00	160.00
2	—	645	142.00	142.00
2	—	678	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	131.00–135.00	133.60
10	—	679	124.00–135.00	130.84
25	—	492	136.00–144.25	143.58
3	—	397	150.00	150.00
7	—	572	133.00–137.75	136.39
10	—	433	146.00–149.50	148.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	717	137.00–142.50	139.03
7	—	857	129.50	129.50
127	—	763	141.85	141.85
12	—	403	149.00–157.50	156.79
13	—	517	144.50–152.50	147.47
36	—	489	147.50–154.50	151.38
3	—	805	127.50	127.50
68	—	625	135.25–144.00	138.36
4	—	388	163.50	163.50
93	—	582	139.25–144.75	142.26
4	—	678	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	166.50	166.50

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