Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 400-550 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower, 600-650 lbs sold 2.00 higher and above 650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder Heifer 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 higher and above 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.65/cwt on 700 head.

Average price

$144.65

700 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

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	145.49	924	605
Medium and Large 2	537	145.00	779	20
Medium and Large 1-2	639	137.78	881	75

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $44 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 sale700 hd

144.65

—

MO average18 barns · 14,603 hd

142.17

+2.48

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

46 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 1	—	807	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.25	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.09/cwt	114.25–119.00	831	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	155.34/cwt	149.00–160.00	868	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	169.45/cwt	162.00–177.00	901	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	164.29/cwt	160.00–172.50	800	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.07/cwt	171.50–179.50	752	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	124.27/cwt	120.50–130.25	964	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	179.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.97/cwt	131.50–140.25	914	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	133.27/cwt	129.60–137.25	949	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.73/cwt	123.25–132.75	745	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	144.86/cwt	141.00–147.00	691	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	708	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.75/cwt	144.00–152.25	927	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	742	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.68/cwt	119.50–124.50	759	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	125.97/cwt	125.00–126.50	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	356	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	587	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.77/cwt	130.00–131.00	892	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	446	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	740	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	756	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	687	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	896	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.45/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	23

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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 1,493Last week 2,679Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	807	100.00–105.25	102.42
4	—	331	160.00	160.00
32	—	710	114.25–119.00	117.09
12	—	382	150.00–160.00	156.37
17	—	420	150.00–159.00	153.56
59	—	583	123.25–132.75	127.73
39	—	477	141.00–147.00	144.86
66	—	538	129.00–138.00	131.63
47	—	624	119.50–124.50	121.68
23	—	663	119.00–121.00	119.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	115.00	115.00
6	—	742	108.25	108.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	687	112.00	112.00
15	—	524	120.00–124.00	121.04
12	—	470	130.00–137.00	134.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	108.50	108.50
6	—	528	114.25	114.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	105.50	105.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	559	149.00–160.00	155.34
66	—	532	162.00–177.00	169.45
24	—	487	160.00–172.50	164.29
20	—	432	171.50–179.50	174.07
89	—	776	120.50–130.25	124.27
6	—	379	179.00–181.00	179.33
84	—	672	131.50–140.25	135.97
79	—	712	129.60–137.25	133.27
8	—	804	119.50	119.50
3	—	348	183.00	183.00
146	—	623	144.00–152.25	148.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	716	125.00–126.50	125.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	747	122.00	122.00
7	—	521	160.00	160.00
18	—	682	130.00–131.00	130.77
4	—	614	140.00	140.00
5	—	597	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	537	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	146.50	146.50
5	—	545	150.00	150.00
11	—	896	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	356	174.00	174.00
16	—	587	132.50	132.50
21	—	446	166.00	166.00
19	—	687	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	134.00	134.00
3	—	257	178.00	178.00

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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