Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, higher undertone noted. Demand was moderate to good and the overall quality was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.53/cwt on 1,284 head.

Average price

$154.53

1,284 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	156.21	1,047	1,153
Medium and Large 1-2	676	139.69	945	131

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $102 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 sale1,284 hd

154.53

—

MO average19 barns · 18,050 hd

146.64

+7.89

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

56 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 1Unweaned	—	510	168.93/cwt	165.00–172.50	862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.68/cwt	145.00–159.50	946	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	146.10/cwt	146.10–146.10	1,270	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.12/cwt	141.25–146.50	751	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.45/cwt	133.25–145.50	866	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	783	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	167.92/cwt	165.00–169.00	662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	153.72/cwt	143.50–156.00	1,058	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	159.68/cwt	155.00–160.75	1,145	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	165.18/cwt	157.50–170.50	866	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	155.28/cwt	150.00–163.50	911	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.96/cwt	148.00–154.25	710	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,190	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.70/cwt	157.00–160.00	681	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	173.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	763	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	151.57/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,144	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.43/cwt	119.00–123.00	866	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.54/cwt	165.00–183.00	823	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	137.35/cwt	136.00–139.00	802	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	144.89/cwt	144.50–145.25	714	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	109.25/cwt	108.50–110.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.18/cwt	121.00–127.50	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	134.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	112.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.73/cwt	130.00–141.50	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	139.29/cwt	134.00–143.50	918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.48/cwt	138.00–140.00	877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	135.21/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,171	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	105.33/cwt	101.00–107.50	954	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.13/cwt	118.50–129.50	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.73/cwt	120.00–132.50	727	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	611	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	924	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	883	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.37/cwt	124.75–132.50	1,023	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	949	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	687	7

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 2,732Last week 765Year ago 2,219

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, higher undertone noted. Demand was moderate to good and the overall quality was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	510	165.00–172.50	168.93
7	—	661	143.00	143.00
6	—	645	146.00	146.00
10	—	416	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	624	145.00–159.50	151.68
115	—	869	146.10	146.10
3	—	268	200.00	200.00
252	—	688	143.50–156.00	153.72
170	—	717	155.00–160.75	159.68
108	—	524	157.50–170.50	165.18
100	—	587	150.00–163.50	155.28
60	—	831	143.25	143.25
20	—	439	170.00–178.00	173.76
96	—	755	150.00–153.75	151.57
39	—	469	165.00–183.00	175.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	835	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	452	189.00	189.00
9	—	401	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	659	134.00–143.50	139.29
16	—	633	138.00–140.00	138.48
28	—	866	135.00–136.00	135.21
16	—	578	138.00–145.00	140.98
13	—	496	160.00	160.00
12	—	739	142.50	142.50
5	—	768	127.50	127.50
5	—	530	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	641	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	521	141.25–146.50	144.12
64	—	621	133.25–145.50	139.45
59	—	565	134.00–145.00	138.67
18	—	394	165.00–169.00	167.92
44	—	470	148.00–154.25	150.96
7	—	290	152.00	152.00
35	—	429	157.00–160.00	158.70
39	—	713	119.00–123.00	121.43
21	—	785	124.75–132.50	130.37
21	—	679	139.75	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	584	136.00–139.00	137.35
25	—	493	144.50–145.25	144.89
7	—	503	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	741	108.50–110.00	109.25
8	—	528	121.00–127.50	125.18
19	—	487	130.00–138.00	134.68
11	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.73
6	—	381	130.00–141.50	135.73
21	—	906	101.00–107.50	105.33
13	—	583	120.00–132.50	124.73
7	—	442	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	548	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	507	121.00	121.00
17	—	573	118.50–129.50	121.13
12	—	672	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	621	148.75	148.75
30	—	550	160.50	160.50

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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