Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2018-02-28

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-28

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, Feb 28

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Receipts

3,458 head

▲ 2,295 vs last sale 1,163▲ 1,346 vs year ago 2,112 · +63.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.34/cwt on 1,662 head.

Average price

$169.34

1,662 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$41.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	170.49	1,161	1,394
Medium 1-2	595	165.00	982	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	647	164.81	1,066	242
Medium and Large 2	634	155.00	983	14thin
Medium 1	762	128.71	981	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.77/cwt here — about $180 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 sale1,662 hd

169.34

—

MO average5 barns · 4,858 hd

167.04

+2.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	216.31/cwt	214.00–217.50	733	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	214.49/cwt	205.00–220.00	783	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	212.92/cwt	205.00–219.00	881	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	871	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	207.90/cwt	194.00–218.00	969	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	190.73/cwt	184.00–196.00	906	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	197.94/cwt	189.50–209.00	1,025	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	183.53/cwt	179.00–187.00	951	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	191.34/cwt	181.00–198.10	1,098	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	177.14/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,043	20
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	173.48/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,081	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	183.34/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,146	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	983	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,189	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	664	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	989	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	667	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	150.80/cwt	144.50–159.00	1,013	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,110	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	713	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	973	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,248	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	165.95/cwt	158.00–170.75	1,198	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	152.19/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,106	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	143.43/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,096	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	151.95/cwt	144.00–158.75	1,165	286
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	145.88/cwt	137.50–149.50	1,138	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	834	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,203	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	135.91/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,177	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	927	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,168	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,274	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	168.67/cwt	165.00–172.50	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	363	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	369	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	171.99/cwt	167.50–178.00	640	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	177.42/cwt	170.50–180.00	752	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	159.31/cwt	158.50–161.00	706	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	734	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	171.32/cwt	166.50–175.00	809	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	150.69/cwt	142.00–161.00	714	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	863	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	172.84/cwt	162.50–178.00	897	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	574	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	574	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	149.70/cwt	146.75–158.00	799	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	828	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	148.98/cwt	145.00–152.50	866	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	150.36/cwt	147.25–160.00	878	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	156.37/cwt	146.00–162.50	971	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	140.84/cwt	132.00–148.00	876	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	144.78/cwt	143.50–148.00	908	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	627	128.21/cwt	121.00–135.00	804	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	139.63/cwt	132.00–144.00	937	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	150.98/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,037	244
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	132.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	951	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	134.44/cwt	134.00–135.00	967	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	138.13/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,011	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	134.90/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,027	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	761	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	989	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	765	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	991	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	976	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	874	125.57/cwt	125.00–125.75	1,097	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,075	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,236	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	401	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	882	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	190.39/cwt	186.25–195.00	916	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	154.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	751	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	189.22/cwt	185.00–193.00	982	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	168.52/cwt	167.50–169.00	986	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,034	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,067	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	151.94/cwt	145.00–162.00	944	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,004	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,018	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,009	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	344	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	318	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	482	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	381	3

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 28, 2018

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

Receipts 3,458Last week 1,163Year ago 2,112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	581	145.00–152.50	148.98
39	—	534	146.75–158.00	149.70
25	—	372	167.50–178.00	171.99
21	—	474	142.00–161.00	150.69
13	—	827	118.00	118.00
58	—	622	132.00–148.00	140.84
39	—	671	132.00–144.00	139.63
9	—	443	158.50–161.00	159.31
7	—	719	134.00–135.00	134.44
4	—	335	165.00–172.50	168.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	181.25	181.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	761	130.00	130.00
22	—	627	143.50–148.00	144.78
20	—	718	131.00–136.00	132.52
16	—	874	125.00–125.75	125.57
7	—	460	159.50	159.50
11	—	576	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	121.00–135.00	128.21
5	—	363	160.00–162.00	161.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	621	146.00–162.50	156.37
30	—	761	134.00–135.00	134.90
4	—	390	189.00	189.00
90	—	584	147.25–160.00	150.36
47	—	519	162.50–178.00	172.84
47	—	424	170.50–180.00	177.42
46	—	472	166.50–175.00	171.32
244	—	687	142.00–157.00	150.98
113	—	732	133.00–144.00	138.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	136.50	136.50
32	—	780	137.50–149.50	145.88
11	—	927	126.00	126.00
5	—	664	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	130.00	130.00
3	—	667	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	625	175.00–189.00	183.34
193	—	722	158.00–170.75	165.95
6	—	339	214.00–217.50	216.31
68	—	960	132.75	132.75
25	—	414	205.00–219.00	212.92
18	—	365	205.00–220.00	214.49
85	—	518	189.50–209.00	197.94
72	—	866	130.00–141.50	135.91
64	—	675	160.00–170.00	164.39
286	—	767	144.00–158.75	151.95
203	—	574	181.00–198.10	191.34
3	—	903	130.00	130.00
56	—	466	194.00–218.00	207.90
28	—	844	142.00–143.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	518	179.00–187.00	183.53
10	—	764	139.00–145.50	143.43
21	—	475	184.00–196.00	190.73
20	—	589	170.00–183.00	177.14
86	—	727	150.00–155.50	152.19
52	—	623	161.00–177.00	173.48
25	—	672	144.50–159.00	150.80
5	—	446	195.25	195.25
4	—	825	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	634	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	717	174.00	174.00
6	—	509	213.00	213.00
3	—	428	224.00	224.00
2	—	378	227.50	227.50
14	—	659	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	344	92.50	92.50
3	—	482	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	401	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	485	150.00–163.00	154.87
8	—	814	124.00	124.00
3	—	650	154.50	154.50
15	—	621	145.00–162.00	151.94
6	—	585	167.50–169.00	168.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	174.00	174.00
27	—	519	185.00–193.00	189.22
15	—	481	186.25–195.00	190.39
8	—	808	126.00	126.00
5	—	594	174.00	174.00

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.