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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent price comparison on yearlings, however a higher undertone noted on the load lots of yearlings on offer today. The highlight of the sale today was 2 loads of steers weighing 803 lbs and a load weighing 791 lbs that sold at 158.75. Demand was moderate to good with the best demand on the yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.82/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$154.82

449 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	157.22	1,125	368
Medium 1	530	148.40	787	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	609	142.54	869	62

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $256 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 sale449 hd

154.82

—

MO average17 barns · 11,762 hd

145.38

+9.43

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

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	132.31/cwt	132.00–132.50	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	145.88/cwt	144.00–147.50	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.50/cwt	139.50–143.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	131.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	132.13/cwt	131.00–134.50	941	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	155.47/cwt	151.00–156.75	1,048	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	139.18/cwt	134.00–139.50	743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,275	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,317	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.62/cwt	146.00–163.00	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	172.99/cwt	167.50–181.00	765	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.31/cwt	170.00–181.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.97/cwt	132.00–140.75	782	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,256	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	564	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	478	152.51/cwt	150.00–156.00	729	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	542	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	813	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.91/cwt	118.00–132.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	129.25/cwt	127.50–133.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.26/cwt	128.00–133.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	147.16/cwt	146.00–149.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.75	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	140.87/cwt	135.00–145.50	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.15/cwt	147.50–150.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.19/cwt	128.50–133.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	167.88/cwt	157.00–170.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	150.60/cwt	147.00–154.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.33/cwt	155.00–161.00	842	16

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 765Last week 689Year ago 1,352

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	132.00–132.50	132.31
8	—	424	123.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	649	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	459	144.00–147.50	145.88
6	—	757	129.00–134.00	131.64
25	—	712	131.00–134.50	132.13
17	—	610	125.00–131.00	129.00
16	—	534	134.00–139.50	139.18
3	—	365	156.00	156.00
41	—	567	132.00–140.75	137.97
3	—	418	147.50–150.00	149.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	139.50–143.00	140.50
6	—	569	128.00–133.00	131.26
2	—	623	129.00	129.00
3	—	442	130.00	130.00
6	—	715	121.00–125.00	123.68
8	—	532	128.50–133.00	130.19
7	—	666	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	123.00	123.00
3	—	542	126.00	126.00
4	—	445	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	127.50–133.00	129.25
5	—	585	129.00	129.00
3	—	522	128.00	128.00
2	—	608	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	674	151.00–156.75	155.47
10	—	567	162.00	162.00
108	—	803	158.75	158.75
36	—	878	150.00	150.00
26	—	625	146.00–163.00	152.62
16	—	442	167.50–181.00	172.99
4	—	377	170.00–181.00	175.31
4	—	931	131.00	131.00
69	—	791	158.75	158.75
6	—	327	172.50	172.50
16	—	525	155.00–161.00	160.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	145.00	145.00
2	—	593	145.50	145.50
6	—	373	157.00–170.00	167.88
4	—	525	147.00–154.00	150.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	140.00	140.00
6	—	618	142.50	142.50
3	—	568	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	150.00–156.00	152.51
3	—	542	150.00	150.00
2	—	608	140.00	140.00
7	—	555	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	122.50	122.50
2	—	795	131.00	131.00
3	—	813	136.00	136.00
11	—	538	146.00–149.00	147.16
18	—	568	145.00–150.75	147.77
22	—	626	135.00–145.50	140.87
2	—	485	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	149.00	149.00
6	—	608	118.00–132.00	124.91
5	—	503	150.00	150.00
4	—	830	114.00	114.00

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