Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling Steers and Heifers stronger undertone noted; Steer Calves and Heifer Calves weaker undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.76/cwt on 531 head.

Average price

$145.76

531 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	740	146.57	1,085	502
Medium and Large 1-2	687	131.76	906	29

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $179 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 sale531 hd

145.76

—

MO average17 barns · 6,060 hd

139.28

+6.49

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

34 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 1Fancy	—	511	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.86/cwt	143.00–153.25	871	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	148.13/cwt	144.75–149.50	1,126	185
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	524	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	624	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	949	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	642	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	929	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,193	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,045	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	136.41/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,027	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.29/cwt	142.50–148.50	977	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	146.15/cwt	143.50–147.25	1,198	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	885	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.39/cwt	130.00–131.00	957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	153.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.06/cwt	126.50–127.25	739	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	132.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	636	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.87/cwt	120.50–126.50	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	131.40/cwt	128.50–135.50	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	156.39/cwt	153.00–160.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.33/cwt	118.00–123.25	707	17

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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Receipts 1,037Last week 1,619Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling Steers and Heifers stronger undertone noted; Steer Calves and Heifer Calves weaker undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	165.00	165.00
9	—	561	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	581	143.00–153.25	149.86
185	—	760	144.75–149.50	148.13
86	—	860	138.75	138.75
3	—	380	164.00	164.00
22	—	732	140.00–146.00	142.73
27	—	668	142.50–148.50	146.29
79	—	820	143.50–147.25	146.15
18	—	619	140.00–145.00	142.93
6	—	516	153.00–160.00	156.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	130.00–131.00	130.39
4	—	755	129.50	129.50
8	—	688	130.00	130.00
7	—	581	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	150.00–158.00	153.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	138.25	138.25
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	108.00	108.00
6	—	624	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	667	142.25	142.25
28	—	642	144.75	144.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	138.50	138.50
70	—	753	136.00–136.50	136.41
4	—	380	135.00	135.00
13	—	525	134.50	134.50
28	—	582	126.50–127.25	127.06
33	—	479	130.00–139.00	132.81
13	—	628	132.50	132.50
2	—	300	140.00	140.00
14	—	679	128.50–135.50	131.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	120.50–126.50	122.87
7	—	547	120.00–122.00	120.86
17	—	583	118.00–123.25	121.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	154.00	154.00

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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