Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today marked the Eighth Annual Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ at St. Joseph Stockyards. Feeder cattle sold uneven. Feeders steers 450 to 550 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower; 550 to 750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher; 750 lbs and higher sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 to 500 lbs sold steady; 500 to 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; 600 to 750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.87/cwt on 1,222 head.

Average price

$151.87

1,222 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$11.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	154.49	1,053	947
Medium and Large 1-2	645	142.81	921	275

One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $132 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 sale1,222 hd

151.87

—

MO average15 barns · 8,498 hd

148.58

+3.29

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

55 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	—	539	153.07/cwt	151.00–159.00	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	125.35/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,112	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.34/cwt	135.00–145.50	946	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	146.01/cwt	145.00–149.50	904	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	159.97/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,000	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	146.72/cwt	141.00–152.50	1,125	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.98/cwt	144.00–150.75	1,073	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	143.33/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,201	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	144.18/cwt	137.25–150.50	841	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	166.06/cwt	162.50–172.00	880	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.58/cwt	170.00–183.00	750	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,058	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.87/cwt	158.75–169.00	920	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	175.19/cwt	170.00–179.50	816	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	135.78/cwt	135.50–136.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.52/cwt	176.00–182.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	133.87/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,159	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	154.19/cwt	150.00–155.25	934	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	176.01/cwt	174.75–177.50	919	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	976	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	140.17/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,022	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.80/cwt	130.00–143.75	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	820	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	896	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.30/cwt	134.00–145.00	936	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.05/cwt	135.00–144.25	800	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.40/cwt	145.50–152.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.23/cwt	139.00–147.00	762	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	108.21/cwt	102.00–110.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.50	906	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.84/cwt	144.50–154.00	704	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	132.28/cwt	130.00–133.25	1,066	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	165.43/cwt	165.00–167.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.53/cwt	132.00–137.55	989	40

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Receipts 2,171Last week 1,155Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	151.00–159.00	153.07
13	—	887	125.00–125.50	125.35
10	—	496	157.00	157.00
70	—	660	135.00–145.50	143.34
48	—	619	145.00–149.50	146.01
70	—	583	137.25–150.50	144.18
9	—	753	135.50–136.00	135.78
40	—	730	132.00–137.55	135.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	625	152.00–163.00	159.97
200	—	767	141.00–152.50	146.72
175	—	720	144.00–150.75	148.98
81	—	838	139.00–144.00	143.33
51	—	530	162.50–172.00	166.06
36	—	425	170.00–183.00	176.58
29	—	653	162.00	162.00
20	—	565	158.75–169.00	162.87
19	—	466	170.00–179.50	175.19
3	—	955	121.00	121.00
12	—	368	176.00–182.00	177.52
3	—	920	133.00	133.00
54	—	866	130.00–139.50	133.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	522	174.75–177.50	176.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	912	125.00	125.00
5	—	757	138.00	138.00
5	—	384	165.00	165.00
3	—	317	166.00	166.00
64	—	729	131.00–142.50	140.17
85	—	667	134.00–145.00	140.30
68	—	575	135.00–144.25	139.05
64	—	532	139.00–147.00	143.23
63	—	629	140.00–147.50	144.05
48	—	476	144.50–154.00	147.84
43	—	806	130.00–133.25	132.28
13	—	441	165.00–167.00	165.43
5	—	879	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	606	150.00–155.25	154.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	749	130.25	130.25
12	—	949	85.00	85.00
7	—	530	130.00–143.75	133.80
6	—	470	130.00–140.00	134.89
4	—	783	125.00	125.00
2	—	810	105.00	105.00
29	—	618	125.00–135.00	132.74
24	—	686	125.00–132.50	130.65
2	—	553	131.00	131.00
19	—	422	145.50–152.00	150.40
9	—	868	102.00–110.00	108.21
4	—	364	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	140.00–150.00	143.91
3	—	690	114.00	114.00
3	—	633	130.00	130.00
2	—	768	117.00	117.00
2	—	555	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	130.00	130.00

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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