Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while yearlings over 700 lbs were not well tested. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; 500 to 650 lbs were 4.00 to 7.00 higher; over 650 lbs were steady on a light test. Demand was good to very good on moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.60/cwt on 1,112 head.

Average price

$164.60

1,112 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	166.56	991	888
Medium 1	467	161.07	753	36
Medium and Large 1-2	563	156.40	881	185
Large 1-2	683	135.00	922	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.56/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 sale1,112 hd

164.60

—

MO average17 barns · 12,773 hd

159.79

+4.81

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

82 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	—	734	135.26/cwt	130.50–136.00	993	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.94/cwt	150.00–165.50	667	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.95/cwt	144.75–156.75	799	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	183.32/cwt	180.00–189.50	858	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.18/cwt	135.00–136.75	918	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	167.22/cwt	159.00–174.00	559	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	151.46/cwt	142.00–154.25	1,098	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.46/cwt	159.00–166.00	622	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	175.51/cwt	168.50–180.00	900	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.86/cwt	147.00–160.25	728	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	356	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	162.12/cwt	146.75–165.00	1,080	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	160.81/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,018	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	177.79/cwt	171.00–182.00	786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	195.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	742	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,036	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	162.02/cwt	159.00–164.25	828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.82/cwt	187.00–193.00	813	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	439	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	180.02/cwt	175.00–181.50	603	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	173.78/cwt	170.00–175.50	801	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	173.55/cwt	156.00–181.25	991	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	160.16/cwt	160.00–160.50	825	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	803	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	408	167.26/cwt	165.00–173.00	682	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	477	160.51/cwt	155.00–166.00	766	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	8
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	499	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	649	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	139.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	991	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	142.11/cwt	140.00–143.50	978	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	705	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	880	13
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.03/cwt	140.00–151.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	137.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	809	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.73/cwt	160.00–173.50	813	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	161.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	837	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	112.55/cwt	110.50–115.00	977	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	178.04/cwt	176.50–180.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	144.19/cwt	140.00–146.50	950	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	179.29/cwt	165.00–183.50	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	998	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	148.30/cwt	147.00–153.00	939	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.50	811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	149.57/cwt	149.00–151.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.76/cwt	125.00–142.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	136.32/cwt	132.50–137.25	792	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	689	132.49/cwt	128.50–133.00	913	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	998	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.63/cwt	138.50–157.50	827	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.11/cwt	136.00–151.00	898	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	2

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 31, 2021

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

Receipts 2,131Last week 1,869Year ago 2,161

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	734	130.50–136.00	135.26
88	—	425	150.00–165.50	156.94
95	—	529	144.75–156.75	150.95
28	—	674	135.00–136.75	136.18
26	—	334	159.00–174.00	167.22
20	—	385	159.00–166.00	161.46
11	—	750	122.00	122.00
97	—	473	147.00–160.25	153.86
78	—	572	138.50–157.50	144.63
71	—	623	136.00–151.00	144.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	110.50	110.50
3	—	825	98.00	98.00
7	—	930	105.00	105.00
28	—	581	132.50–137.25	136.32
45	—	689	128.50–133.00	132.49
4	—	618	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	683	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	179.00	179.00
15	—	439	166.75	166.75
22	—	515	160.00–160.50	160.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	150.00	150.00
2	—	613	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	130.00–145.00	137.81
19	—	589	130.00–140.00	137.42
15	—	377	140.00–147.00	143.72
3	—	655	134.00	134.00
7	—	443	149.00–151.00	149.57
4	—	278	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	422	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	468	180.00–189.50	183.32
9	—	841	126.00	126.00
21	—	725	142.00–154.25	151.46
49	—	513	168.50–180.00	175.51
6	—	766	140.50	140.50
228	—	666	146.75–165.00	162.12
3	—	315	209.00	209.00
64	—	633	153.00–165.00	160.81
21	—	379	190.00–200.00	195.90
37	—	426	187.00–193.00	190.82
216	—	571	156.00–181.25	173.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	184.00	184.00
16	—	613	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	442	171.00–182.00	177.79
17	—	511	159.00–164.25	162.02
13	—	335	175.00–181.50	180.02
24	—	461	170.00–175.50	173.78
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	165.00–173.00	167.26
15	—	477	155.00–166.00	160.51
8	—	518	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	708	135.00–141.00	139.92
37	—	479	160.00–173.50	169.73
28	—	520	160.00–170.00	161.05
9	—	868	110.50–115.00	112.55
7	—	314	176.50–180.00	178.04
9	—	377	175.00–180.00	178.91
15	—	659	140.00–146.50	144.19
15	—	419	165.00–183.50	179.29
24	—	633	147.00–153.00	148.30
6	—	753	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	688	140.00–143.50	142.11
4	—	718	135.00	135.00
3	—	607	140.00	140.00
3	—	900	115.00	115.00
3	—	998	102.00	102.00
55	—	759	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	442	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	150.00–155.50	153.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	167.50	167.50
2	—	360	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	150.00	150.00
4	—	488	130.00	130.00
4	—	595	118.50	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	140.00–151.00	147.03
3	—	458	153.00	153.00
3	—	387	170.00	170.00
12	—	580	125.00–142.00	137.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	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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