Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 350-700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, above 700 lbs not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend firm undertone noted. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.81/cwt on 1,109 head.

Average price

$160.81

1,109 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$233

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

$5.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	166.34	854	30
Medium and Large 1	677	160.65	1,088	1,079

One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about −$233 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 sale1,109 hd

160.81

—

MO average15 barns · 11,034 hd

160.52

+0.29

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

51 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 1	—	718	155.51/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,117	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	132.51/cwt	122.50–133.10	1,227	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	141.96/cwt	135.50–144.25	954	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.70/cwt	146.00–147.00	932	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.69/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,026	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	165.68/cwt	161.50–171.00	628	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.49/cwt	140.50–152.00	848	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.11/cwt	147.50–159.25	817	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.63/cwt	156.00–175.00	726	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	175.82/cwt	175.00–176.50	847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	159.97/cwt	153.50–165.00	774	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	178.12/cwt	177.00–179.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	182.10/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,144	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	188.90/cwt	187.00–192.00	780	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	197.26/cwt	195.00–199.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	138.42/cwt	133.00–143.25	1,149	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	182.67/cwt	179.25–190.00	873	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.74/cwt	167.75–185.00	1,031	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	364	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	119.07/cwt	118.00–119.50	935	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.29/cwt	150.00–153.50	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	178.80/cwt	173.50–185.50	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	178.55/cwt	169.00–186.00	955	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,107	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	158.94/cwt	154.75–168.00	1,009	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	171.67/cwt	170.50–174.50	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	161.12/cwt	148.50–167.50	1,078	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	991	18

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Receipts 2,135Last week 2,131Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
284	—	718	142.00–162.00	155.51
106	—	926	122.50–133.10	132.51
23	—	413	187.00–192.00	188.90
15	—	392	195.00–199.00	197.26
9	—	876	131.50	131.50
58	—	830	133.00–143.25	138.42
54	—	478	179.25–190.00	182.67
151	—	577	167.75–185.00	178.74
89	—	535	169.00–186.00	178.55
73	—	767	140.00–148.75	144.27
64	—	635	154.75–168.00	158.94
123	—	669	148.50–167.50	161.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	188.00	188.00
5	—	414	202.00	202.00
13	—	628	180.00–184.00	182.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	140.00–145.00	141.10
7	—	430	173.50–185.50	178.80
4	—	396	188.00	188.00
10	—	478	170.50–174.50	171.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	132.00	132.00
11	—	491	149.00	149.00
17	—	785	118.00–119.50	119.07
9	—	375	150.00–153.50	152.29
3	—	598	138.50	138.50
15	—	530	145.00	145.00
12	—	745	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	177.50	177.50
138	—	672	135.50–144.25	141.96
59	—	635	146.00–147.00	146.70
35	—	785	129.00–133.00	130.69
30	—	379	161.50–171.00	165.68
55	—	575	140.50–152.00	147.49
49	—	527	147.50–159.25	155.11
58	—	433	156.00–175.00	167.63
9	—	802	128.00	128.00
128	—	484	153.50–165.00	159.97
18	—	723	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	177.00–179.00	178.12
6	—	463	169.00	169.00
6	—	383	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	160.50	160.50
8	—	443	158.50	158.50
4	—	559	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	136.50	136.50
11	—	482	175.00–176.50	175.82
8	—	608	140.50	140.50
8	—	566	148.75	148.75
8	—	517	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	185.00	185.00
5	—	498	160.50	160.50

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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