Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2019-04-24

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, Apr 24

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Receipts

1,758 head

▼ 1,298 vs last sale 3,056▼ 861 vs year ago 2,619 · −32.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, steers over 550 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly 4.00-5.00 lower. Market activity moderate on moderate demand. Receipts taped off this week as farmers take advantage of the idea field conditions to their crop planted.

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 $177.86/cwt on 737 head.

Average price

$177.86

737 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$28.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.99

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	178.40	926	110
Medium and Large 1	586	178.11	1,044	617
Large 1	438	160.50	702	6thin
Medium and Large 2	403	150.00	605	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.40/cwt here — about $322 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 sale737 hd

177.86

—

MO average17 barns · 9,164 hd

168.87

+8.99

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

Every lot

68 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	333	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	691	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	198.45/cwt	197.00–199.00	758	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	196.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	764	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	206.76/cwt	192.50–216.50	858	63
Steers	—	Large 1	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	185.71/cwt	185.00–188.00	776	9
Steers	—	Large 1	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	198.93/cwt	189.50–204.50	919	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	183.87/cwt	176.00–189.00	872	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	486	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,011	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	178.22/cwt	172.00–181.50	929	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	197.96/cwt	185.50–205.00	1,043	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,064	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	181.74/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,029	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	178.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,020	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	164.62/cwt	164.00–165.00	940	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	171.78/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,084	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	167.26/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,065	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	143.19/cwt	141.00–144.50	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	163.43/cwt	157.75–171.00	1,100	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,069	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,065	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	147.79/cwt	144.25–150.00	1,139	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	144.33/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,179	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	179.29/cwt	179.00–180.00	619	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	171.60/cwt	163.00–176.00	640	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	174.87/cwt	170.00–185.00	741	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	164.59/cwt	164.00–165.00	714	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	154.89/cwt	150.00–165.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	167.56/cwt	150.50–174.00	784	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	151.51/cwt	145.00–157.00	736	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	145.25/cwt	135.00–156.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	144.72/cwt	130.00–150.00	758	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	153.14/cwt	141.00–157.00	806	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	144.28/cwt	136.00–146.50	776	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	135.21/cwt	135.00–135.50	777	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	152.78/cwt	147.50–162.00	882	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	148.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	864	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	818	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	143.71/cwt	136.50–153.00	884	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	141.76/cwt	138.50–144.50	936	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	135.88/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,007	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,036	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	166.78/cwt	165.00–169.00	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	197.90/cwt	190.00–204.00	823	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	146.62/cwt	141.00–151.00	644	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	153.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	810	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	148.86/cwt	145.00–153.50	872	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	592	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,110	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	872	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	144.78/cwt	142.00–146.50	979	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	131.83/cwt	130.50–132.50	954	6

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 Apr 24, 2019

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

Receipts 1,758Last week 3,056Year ago 2,619

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	120.00	120.00
6	—	439	150.00–165.00	154.89
5	—	393	142.50	142.50
38	—	486	145.00–157.00	151.51
21	—	581	140.00–150.00	148.74
19	—	524	130.00–150.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	538	136.00–146.50	144.28
12	—	575	135.00–135.50	135.21
10	—	434	164.00–165.00	164.59
9	—	614	133.25	133.25
8	—	487	135.00–156.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	468	150.50–174.00	167.56
61	—	577	147.50–162.00	152.78
60	—	526	141.00–157.00	153.14
57	—	615	136.50–153.00	143.71
45	—	373	163.00–176.00	171.60
37	—	424	170.00–185.00	174.87
22	—	741	135.00–136.50	135.88
13	—	660	138.50–144.50	141.76
12	—	839	123.50	123.50
10	—	345	179.00–180.00	179.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	439	141.00–151.00	146.62
7	—	374	165.00–169.00	166.78
3	—	660	135.00	135.00
3	—	648	134.50	134.50
3	—	533	140.00	140.00
3	—	498	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	145.00–153.50	148.86
9	—	529	140.00–160.00	153.18
8	—	676	142.00–146.50	144.78
7	—	416	190.00–204.00	197.90
6	—	724	130.50–132.50	131.83
6	—	329	184.00	184.00
5	—	483	170.00	170.00
5	—	389	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	521	172.00–181.50	178.22
23	—	474	176.00–189.00	183.87
16	—	637	166.00–168.00	167.26
14	—	566	174.00–185.00	181.74
12	—	390	180.00–200.00	196.02
9	—	418	185.00–188.00	185.71
4	—	761	140.00	140.00
3	—	688	130.00	130.00
3	—	337	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	164.00–165.00	164.62
6	—	511	180.00	180.00
3	—	635	157.00	157.00
3	—	477	182.00	182.00
2	—	740	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	557	191.00	191.00
9	—	333	207.50	207.50
4	—	486	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	570	175.00–185.00	178.91
89	—	673	157.75–171.00	163.43
81	—	631	162.00–177.50	171.78
63	—	415	192.50–216.50	206.76
61	—	527	185.50–205.00	197.96
44	—	817	135.00–147.50	144.33
39	—	462	189.50–204.50	198.93
32	—	771	144.25–150.00	147.79
21	—	382	197.00–199.00	198.45
9	—	708	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	141.00–144.50	143.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	160.00	160.00
3	—	415	161.00	161.00

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.