Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and Heifer Calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, steady to weaker undertone noted. Yearling Steers and Heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply light to moderate and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.78/cwt on 559 head.

Average price

$151.78

559 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$563

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

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	543	153.39	833	70
Medium and Large 1	750	152.59	1,144	473
Large 1	1,158	120.50	1,395	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about −$563 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 sale559 hd

151.78

—

MO average18 barns · 9,266 hd

146.87

+4.91

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

41 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	Large 1	—	1,158	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,395	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	692	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.88/cwt	138.25–140.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	128.64/cwt	127.00–130.00	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	791	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.15/cwt	146.50–150.00	859	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	140.76/cwt	136.00–144.25	659	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	159.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	826	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	796	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	148.78/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,101	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	176.22/cwt	172.50–181.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	136.88/cwt	136.25–137.25	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	136.20/cwt	135.50–137.00	1,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.21/cwt	144.50–147.00	665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	153.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	867	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	137.60/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,064	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	154.77/cwt	147.00–156.25	1,209	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.52/cwt	136.25–139.25	789	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	188.21/cwt	187.00–189.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,354	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	141.93/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,306	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	163.22/cwt	151.00–165.25	1,105	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	154.28/cwt	154.00–154.50	970	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	622	6

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 1,131Last week 505Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,158	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	655	139.00	139.00
23	—	517	155.00–165.00	159.68
16	—	565	152.00–157.00	153.53
10	—	384	187.00–189.00	188.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	147.50	147.50
29	—	580	146.50–150.00	148.15
5	—	777	135.00	135.00
8	—	601	147.50	147.50
11	—	379	172.50–181.00	176.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	740	146.50–149.00	148.78
127	—	781	147.00–156.25	154.77
6	—	808	149.00	149.00
29	—	976	138.75	138.75
70	—	920	138.00–142.50	141.93
89	—	677	151.00–165.25	163.22
11	—	629	154.00–154.50	154.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	692	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	156.00	156.00
8	—	528	138.25–140.00	138.88
15	—	744	135.50–137.00	136.20
13	—	455	144.50–147.00	146.21
35	—	773	136.00–140.00	137.60
63	—	574	136.25–139.25	137.52
11	—	637	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	499	137.00	137.00
9	—	679	127.00–130.00	128.64
3	—	442	134.00	134.00
28	—	629	125.75	125.75
13	—	769	120.00–125.00	121.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	468	136.00–144.25	140.76
18	—	594	134.00	134.00
11	—	521	136.25–137.25	136.88
8	—	414	145.00–147.00	145.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	124.00	124.00
7	—	606	120.00–129.00	123.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	174.00	174.00
6	—	368	169.00	169.00

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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