Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light 7-weight steers and heavy 5 weight heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while heavy 6 weight heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent price comparison on the other weight groups on offer today. Demand good on moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.50/cwt on 982 head.

Average price

$158.50

982 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	159.07	1,023	927
Medium and Large 1-2	554	152.12	843	46
Medium 1-2	397	148.00	588	3thin
Large 1	771	125.00	964	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.07/cwt here — about $59 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 sale982 hd

158.50

—

MO average16 barns · 9,471 hd

154.23

+4.27

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

61 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	—	623	137.16/cwt	133.00–141.00	855	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	144.92/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,136	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.50	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.68/cwt	135.00–152.25	748	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.61/cwt	122.00–125.00	894	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.68/cwt	155.75–161.50	680	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	123.63/cwt	123.25–124.50	1,021	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.12/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,049	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.97/cwt	150.00–168.75	1,008	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	142.14/cwt	134.25–151.00	816	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	172.78/cwt	164.00–180.00	888	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	128.20/cwt	125.50–130.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	135.13/cwt	134.50–135.25	1,097	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	125.29/cwt	122.50–126.00	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	194.27/cwt	185.00–197.50	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.54/cwt	157.00–176.25	969	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	184.54/cwt	180.00–191.00	762	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	151.29/cwt	143.50–157.25	1,091	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.53/cwt	182.00–200.00	720	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.12/cwt	153.00–160.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	180.49/cwt	174.50–186.50	850	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,028	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	143.70/cwt	142.00–145.50	871	70
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	3
Steers	Large 1	—	771	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	964	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.08/cwt	150.00–157.50	740	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	854	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.85/cwt	130.00–142.50	921	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.73/cwt	158.00–171.00	545	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.54/cwt	138.50–147.50	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	932	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	153.65/cwt	150.00–155.50	903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	165.24/cwt	164.00–168.00	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	138.91/cwt	135.50–144.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.24/cwt	116.00–133.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	117.25/cwt	116.00–121.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.76/cwt	125.00–133.50	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	145.34/cwt	134.00–150.50	544	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.28/cwt	121.00–130.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	133.74/cwt	130.00–136.50	980	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.53/cwt	125.50–133.50	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	174.00/cwt	170.00–178.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,091	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	5

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 Mar 24, 2021

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

Receipts 1,869Last week 440Year ago 1,459

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	623	133.00–141.00	137.16
68	—	510	135.00–152.25	146.68
22	—	723	122.00–125.00	123.61
40	—	431	155.75–161.50	157.68
30	—	826	123.25–124.50	123.63
123	—	574	134.25–151.00	142.14
7	—	375	153.00–160.00	157.12
64	—	477	150.00–157.50	155.08
86	—	673	130.00–142.50	136.85
16	—	325	158.00–171.00	167.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	135.00–145.50	140.61
12	—	432	138.50–147.50	142.54
4	—	743	116.00–121.00	117.25
5	—	526	125.00–133.50	131.76
14	—	374	134.00–150.50	145.34
7	—	621	121.00–130.00	128.28
6	—	581	125.50–133.50	130.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	125.50–130.00	128.20
3	—	932	103.50	103.50
4	—	809	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	606	142.00–145.50	143.70
16	—	452	161.75	161.75
20	—	766	132.75	132.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	784	144.50–145.00	144.92
209	—	676	144.00–161.00	155.12
88	—	626	150.00–168.75	160.97
69	—	514	164.00–180.00	172.78
58	—	812	134.50–135.25	135.13
10	—	871	122.50–126.00	125.29
9	—	311	185.00–197.50	194.27
116	—	575	157.00–176.25	168.54
27	—	413	180.00–191.00	184.54
168	—	721	143.50–157.25	151.29
18	—	376	182.00–200.00	191.53
32	—	471	174.50–186.50	180.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	140.00	140.00
4	—	854	102.00	102.00
3	—	573	156.00	156.00
8	—	783	128.00	128.00
4	—	831	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	619	166.00	166.00
14	—	506	186.00	186.00
23	—	659	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	150.00–155.50	153.65
3	—	508	165.00	165.00
3	—	672	143.50	143.50
11	—	733	130.00–136.50	133.74
4	—	320	170.00–178.00	174.00
5	—	443	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	483	164.00–168.00	165.24
5	—	601	135.50–144.00	138.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	113.00	113.00
8	—	633	116.00–133.00	123.24
8	—	570	130.00–145.00	136.79

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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