Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, few good comparisons on the Feeder Steers 450-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 500-650 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.39/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$168.39

541 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$76.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.43

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	500	171.04	854	77
Medium and Large 1	595	169.08	1,007	457
Large 1-2	1,016	94.50	960	7thin

One grade step is worth $76.54/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale541 hd

168.39

—

MO average17 barns · 10,342 hd

157.96

+10.43

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

42 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	Large 1-2	—	1,016	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,005	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.13/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,091	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	187.50/cwt	179.50–193.25	872	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	140.31/cwt	134.00–145.25	1,141	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	196.68/cwt	195.50–200.00	808	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	154.60/cwt	150.50–161.00	792	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	179.54/cwt	177.00–181.00	953	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.70/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,001	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.52/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,026	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	207.40/cwt	201.00–208.50	807	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	957	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	140.65/cwt	139.00–141.25	1,024	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.54/cwt	154.00–170.00	780	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	141.16/cwt	140.00–146.50	854	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	148.26/cwt	145.75–153.50	851	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.76/cwt	140.00–149.50	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	191.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	808	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.49/cwt	150.00–165.00	923	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.75/cwt	125.50–130.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	569	6

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 21, 2021

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

Receipts 1,192Last week 1,470Year ago 1,979

Compared to last week, few good comparisons on the Feeder Steers 450-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 500-650 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	94.50	94.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	529	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	197.00	197.00
5	—	507	175.75	175.75
12	—	557	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	727	145.00–154.50	150.13
57	—	465	179.50–193.25	187.50
70	—	813	134.00–145.25	140.31
19	—	411	195.50–200.00	196.68
78	—	531	177.00–181.00	179.54
90	—	631	154.00–167.00	158.70
19	—	673	148.00–155.00	152.52
20	—	389	201.00–208.50	207.40
25	—	553	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	174.50	174.50
6	—	441	176.00	176.00
13	—	346	185.00–195.00	191.90
17	—	459	176.00	176.00
33	—	575	150.00–165.00	160.49
3	—	647	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	190.50	190.50
4	—	408	190.00	190.00
5	—	395	181.00	181.00
5	—	516	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	150.50	150.50
4	—	527	140.00–149.50	144.76
5	—	575	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	512	150.50–161.00	154.60
33	—	728	139.00–141.25	140.65
68	—	477	154.00–170.00	163.54
96	—	605	140.00–146.50	141.16
12	—	809	130.00	130.00
13	—	377	179.00	179.00
22	—	574	145.75–153.50	148.26
26	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	147.00–150.00	148.25
12	—	753	120.50	120.50
14	—	628	125.50–130.00	127.75
3	—	550	143.00	143.00
4	—	808	117.50	117.50
5	—	313	162.00	162.00
6	—	356	155.00–165.00	159.96

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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