Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 450-550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, 550-750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, other weights not enough comparison for an accurate market trend, steady to weak undertone noted. Feeder Heifers 400-500 lbs sold steady, 500-550 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower, 550-600 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. other weights not enough comparison for an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.56/cwt on 890 head.

Average price

$149.56

890 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	151.08	963	778
Medium and Large 1-2	629	139.55	878	108
Large 1	1,060	124.00	1,314	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale890 hd

149.56

—

MO average20 barns · 25,884 hd

145.89

+3.67

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

43 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	Large 1	—	975	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	977	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,314	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	514	88.10/cwt	88.10–88.10	453	121
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	403	85.25/cwt	85.25–85.25	344	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	973	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	596	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	127.98/cwt	126.25–130.25	786	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.85/cwt	129.75–130.00	792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	174.64/cwt	172.00–179.00	761	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	176.77/cwt	172.50–181.00	843	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.56/cwt	161.00–183.00	899	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.38/cwt	128.00–133.75	628	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	889	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	176.56/cwt	175.00–178.00	674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.97/cwt	156.50–165.00	695	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	130.73/cwt	128.25–132.00	933	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	167.30/cwt	162.00–169.00	656	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	138.79/cwt	136.50–140.10	938	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	156.91/cwt	152.00–161.00	905	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.54/cwt	144.25–150.00	707	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.09/cwt	144.00–158.75	946	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	146.11/cwt	139.00–147.25	956	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	131.59/cwt	131.50–131.60	1,095	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	131.31/cwt	128.75–134.75	901	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.24/cwt	145.00–160.00	810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	108.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	128.62/cwt	126.25–130.50	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	138.11/cwt	137.00–140.00	888	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	914	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.03/cwt	130.50–139.50	709	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.62/cwt	134.75–147.00	817	82

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Receipts 2,255Last week 2,150Year ago 2,165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	975	100.25	100.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	596	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	117.75	117.75
41	—	614	126.25–130.25	127.98
5	—	532	129.50	129.50
6	—	557	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	610	129.75–130.00	129.85
27	—	429	156.50–165.00	161.97
16	—	392	162.00–169.00	167.30
24	—	476	144.25–150.00	148.54
116	—	654	139.00–147.25	146.11
12	—	760	120.25	120.25
12	—	808	115.00	115.00
107	—	529	130.50–139.50	134.03
82	—	573	134.75–147.00	142.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	482	128.00–133.75	130.38
9	—	630	120.00–124.00	121.75
11	—	412	146.75	146.75
7	—	650	122.00	122.00
21	—	728	105.00–110.00	108.61
9	—	558	126.25–130.50	128.62
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	436	172.00–179.00	174.64
57	—	477	172.50–181.00	176.77
85	—	515	161.00–183.00	174.56
18	—	382	175.00–178.00	176.56
88	—	714	128.25–132.00	130.73
54	—	676	136.50–140.10	138.79
137	—	577	152.00–161.00	156.91
99	—	614	144.00–158.75	154.09
157	—	832	131.50–131.60	131.59
9	—	794	135.10	135.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	658	142.00	142.00
17	—	583	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	686	128.75–134.75	131.31
4	—	444	164.00	164.00
16	—	525	145.00–160.00	154.24
23	—	643	137.00–140.00	138.11
12	—	555	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	514	88.10	88.10
30	—	403	85.25	85.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	501	155.00	155.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

St Joseph Stockyards Market