Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 450-550 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 550-650 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, 650-750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and above 750 lbs a weak undertone was noted. Feeder Heifers 400-600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, above 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.73/cwt on 1,434 head.

Average price

$144.73

1,434 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	147.77	938	1,048
Medium 1-2	573	140.58	806	31
Medium and Large 1-2	643	136.15	875	355

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $63 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 sale1,434 hd

144.73

—

MO average19 barns · 24,634 hd

144.55

+0.19

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

44 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 1-2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	594	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	818	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	186.08/cwt	184.00–189.00	878	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	116.82/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,037	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.65/cwt	123.50–130.00	954	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	173.38/cwt	172.00–174.50	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	165.38/cwt	160.00–179.00	802	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.03/cwt	129.50–139.00	690	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.00/cwt	165.00–177.00	894	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.71/cwt	118.00–130.00	768	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	144.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	909	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.19/cwt	152.50–167.50	902	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	177.75/cwt	174.00–180.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	122.41/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,021	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.01/cwt	119.00–127.25	823	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	133.38/cwt	126.50–136.75	962	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.37/cwt	149.00–150.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	122.74/cwt	119.50–123.50	886	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.15/cwt	132.25–144.10	967	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.49/cwt	130.25–140.00	771	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	848	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	746	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	775	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	114.37/cwt	113.50–115.00	779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	720	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.47/cwt	119.25–125.25	701	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.06/cwt	126.00–126.25	898	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	139.10/cwt	136.50–140.75	881	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	119.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	919	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	158.75/cwt	155.00–161.25	810	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	127.81/cwt	125.25–130.00	873	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	143.83/cwt	142.25–150.00	851	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	111.10/cwt	111.10–111.10	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	413	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.75	631	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.38/cwt	138.50–146.50	684	43

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Receipts 2,679Last week 2,318Year ago 1,796

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	143.00	143.00
20	—	594	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	179.50	179.50
26	—	472	184.00–189.00	186.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	888	115.50–118.00	116.82
28	—	765	123.50–130.00	124.65
9	—	382	172.00–174.50	173.38
68	—	485	160.00–179.00	165.38
86	—	523	165.00–177.00	171.00
131	—	629	140.00–147.00	144.57
151	—	574	152.50–167.50	157.19
11	—	427	174.00–180.00	177.75
15	—	834	120.00–123.00	122.41
155	—	721	126.50–136.75	133.38
327	—	685	132.25–144.10	141.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	848	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	712	126.00–126.25	126.06
59	—	633	136.50–140.75	139.10
23	—	771	117.00–120.00	119.21
31	—	510	155.00–161.25	158.75
81	—	683	125.25–130.00	127.81
99	—	592	142.25–150.00	143.83
8	—	479	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	620	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	543	145.00	145.00
20	—	550	148.75	148.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	515	129.50–139.00	134.03
183	—	621	118.00–130.00	123.71
60	—	658	119.00–127.25	125.01
10	—	422	149.00–150.00	149.37
37	—	722	119.50–123.50	122.74
5	—	321	155.00	155.00
109	—	573	130.25–140.00	134.49
43	—	477	138.50–146.50	143.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	746	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	701	110.50	110.50
14	—	681	113.50–115.00	114.37
22	—	640	110.00–115.00	112.51
59	—	572	119.25–125.25	122.47
12	—	762	111.10	111.10
13	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.58
4	—	405	137.00	137.00
27	—	479	130.00–133.75	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	130.00	130.00

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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