Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 550-650 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, Other weights not well tested for an accurate market trend. Feeder Heifers 450-500 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Other weights not well tested for an accurate market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.97/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$150.97

264 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	153.71	904	208
Medium and Large 1-2	557	144.59	806	40
Medium and Large 2	640	131.25	840	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $64 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 sale264 hd

150.97

—

MO average19 barns · 6,940 hd

143.36

+7.61

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

29 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	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	386	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.86/cwt	132.50–136.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	927	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	171.74/cwt	165.00–174.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	879	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.14/cwt	153.00–160.00	884	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.40/cwt	145.00–152.50	928	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.42/cwt	144.50–147.00	614	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.13/cwt	136.00–143.00	664	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	130.56/cwt	129.50–133.50	824	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	734	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.41/cwt	165.00–171.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	593	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	877	15

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Receipts 689Last week 1,037Year ago 1,602

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	132.00	132.00
8	—	590	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	644	144.00	144.00
5	—	589	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	165.00–174.00	171.74
31	—	527	160.00–170.00	166.81
51	—	559	153.00–160.00	158.14
29	—	621	145.00–152.50	149.40
10	—	722	139.00	139.00
9	—	415	165.00–171.00	168.41
8	—	698	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	148.00	148.00
3	—	415	156.00	156.00
10	—	474	151.00	151.00
4	—	505	150.00	150.00
4	—	656	130.00	130.00
15	—	628	137.00–142.00	139.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	125.00	125.00
10	—	584	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	379	161.00	161.00
10	—	577	132.50–136.00	133.86
18	—	422	144.50–147.00	145.42
31	—	474	136.00–143.00	140.13
47	—	631	129.50–133.50	130.56
48	—	536	135.00–139.00	136.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	119.00–125.00	121.57
6	—	556	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	118.00	118.00

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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