Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to weak, while those over 700 lbs were 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, while those over 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good, with the best demand for those calves moving into a backgrounding situation. Supply was moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.96/cwt on 1,329 head.

Average price

$145.96

1,329 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$42.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	147.66	967	1,115
Medium and Large 1-2	649	140.84	915	187
Medium 1-2	722	123.50	891	8thin
Medium and Large 2	797	106.00	845	10thin
Large 1-2	851	105.56	898	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.11/cwt here — about $69 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 sale1,329 hd

145.96

—

MO average17 barns · 20,249 hd

149.32

−3.36

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

90 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 1Fleshy	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	132.29/cwt	130.00–134.25	885	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	891	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	679	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	754	127.21/cwt	121.75–129.25	959	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.05/cwt	128.10–133.50	862	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	148.22/cwt	140.00–157.00	725	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.62/cwt	139.00–155.00	778	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	135.68/cwt	127.00–140.50	857	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.53/cwt	134.25–151.00	818	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.81/cwt	169.00–170.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.00/cwt	118.50–127.25	914	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.67/cwt	148.00–162.00	655	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	119.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	917	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	154.44/cwt	154.00–154.50	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	130.86/cwt	126.25–135.25	1,002	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.42/cwt	158.00–178.00	879	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	137.35/cwt	130.00–146.75	985	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	971	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.10/cwt	157.00–175.00	948	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	143.63/cwt	139.00–146.00	981	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	196.92/cwt	190.00–209.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	179.10/cwt	168.00–189.00	750	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	125.65/cwt	125.35–126.50	1,017	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	178.06/cwt	170.00–180.25	812	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	121.90/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,050	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	165.50/cwt	164.00–166.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	159.60/cwt	159.00–161.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	184.00/cwt	182.00–185.00	931	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	734	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	756	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	648	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	680	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,026	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,047	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	847	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	932	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	856	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	158.04/cwt	156.00–159.00	815	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	768	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	934	105.85/cwt	105.00–106.00	989	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	163.33/cwt	162.50–165.00	750	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.34/cwt	116.00–130.00	766	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.50	801	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.78/cwt	130.00–141.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	129.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	126.93/cwt	125.50–127.10	972	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	118.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	980	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	869	119.11/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,035	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	157.45/cwt	156.00–164.00	740	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	131.47/cwt	127.25–132.50	940	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.48/cwt	117.00–121.25	786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	838	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	144.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	812	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.05/cwt	130.00–153.00	729	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	103.59/cwt	100.00–111.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	508	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	581	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	156.62/cwt	152.00–162.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	138.53/cwt	124.00–144.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.09/cwt	156.00–173.50	773	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	150.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	888	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	133.48/cwt	131.00–139.00	904	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	110.39/cwt	110.00–114.50	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	111.69/cwt	106.00–113.25	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.56/cwt	153.00–162.00	846	27

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 →

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Receipts 2,603Last week 2,217Year ago 1,120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	140.00	140.00
7	—	545	160.25	160.25
17	—	669	130.00–134.25	132.29
82	—	754	121.75–129.25	127.21
13	—	934	105.00–106.00	105.85
20	—	869	118.00–119.50	119.11
22	—	470	156.00–164.00	157.45
37	—	715	127.25–132.50	131.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	766	126.25–135.25	130.86
87	—	528	158.00–178.00	166.42
141	—	717	130.00–146.75	137.35
140	—	630	145.00–160.00	154.19
117	—	571	157.00–175.00	166.10
112	—	683	139.00–146.00	143.63
7	—	382	190.00–209.00	196.92
1	—	325	192.00	192.00
50	—	419	168.00–189.00	179.10
46	—	809	125.35–126.50	125.65
43	—	456	170.00–180.25	178.06
35	—	861	120.00–123.00	121.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	506	182.00–185.00	184.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	129.00	129.00
4	—	768	118.00	118.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	110.00	110.00
4	—	856	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	156.00	156.00
8	—	606	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	100.00	100.00
2	—	683	130.00	130.00
5	—	800	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	766	125.50–127.10	126.93
28	—	827	114.00–120.00	118.50
7	—	704	130.25	130.25
9	—	431	152.00–162.00	156.62
12	—	614	124.00–144.00	138.53
17	—	477	156.00–173.50	162.09
17	—	588	150.00–153.00	150.98
17	—	677	131.00–139.00	133.48
27	—	527	153.00–162.00	160.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	169.25	169.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	192.00	192.00
10	—	465	169.00–170.00	169.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	771	100.00–108.50	103.92
4	—	440	154.00–155.00	154.50
11	—	652	117.00–121.25	120.48
12	—	616	135.00–139.00	136.03
14	—	563	140.00–150.00	144.19
15	—	528	130.00–153.00	138.05
15	—	713	100.00–111.00	103.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	783	113.75	113.75
7	—	679	124.50	124.50
7	—	589	133.00	133.00
5	—	473	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	663	128.10–133.50	130.05
48	—	489	140.00–157.00	148.22
46	—	527	139.00–155.00	147.62
268	—	632	127.00–140.50	135.68
112	—	578	134.25–151.00	141.53
39	—	725	118.50–127.25	126.00
39	—	418	148.00–162.00	156.67
24	—	767	115.00–122.00	119.57
8	—	812	113.00	113.00
8	—	387	154.00–154.50	154.44
2	—	328	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	164.00–166.00	165.50
17	—	553	158.00	158.00
7	—	515	159.00–161.00	159.60
7	—	490	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	103.00	103.00
6	—	648	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,026	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	516	156.00–159.00	158.04
12	—	577	154.00	154.00
49	—	459	162.50–165.00	163.33
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.90
36	—	621	116.00–130.00	123.34
10	—	482	130.00–141.00	137.78
8	—	584	129.00–132.00	129.98
7	—	506	130.00–138.50	134.07
7	—	445	143.50	143.50
5	—	366	140.00–145.00	143.09
4	—	863	107.00–111.00	108.98
23	—	768	110.00–114.50	110.39
9	—	731	106.00–113.25	111.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	150.00	150.00
8	—	581	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	700	118.75	118.75
4	—	385	149.50	149.50

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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