Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-02-05

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, Feb 5

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Receipts

1,394 head

▼ 1,244 vs last sale 2,638▼ 1,026 vs year ago 2,420 · −42.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady except some 700-750 lb steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good on light to moderate supply.

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 $150.96/cwt on 726 head.

Average price

$150.96

726 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	155.15	999	507
Medium and Large 1-2	648	141.54	917	207
Medium and Large 2	525	136.67	718	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $281 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 sale726 hd

150.96

—

MO average16 barns · 10,605 hd

148.68

+2.28

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

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	171.71/cwt	165.00–173.00	750	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	163.85/cwt	155.00–173.50	762	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	173.62/cwt	168.00–178.00	825	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	149.58/cwt	145.00–151.00	788	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	169.80/cwt	163.00–178.50	905	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	561	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	162.36/cwt	156.50–168.25	932	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	145.28/cwt	140.00–152.00	863	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	153.73/cwt	147.00–160.00	942	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	143.56/cwt	140.25–144.50	892	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	151.13/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,008	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	135.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	919	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	153.33/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,104	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	131.66/cwt	126.50–135.00	965	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	755	129.66/cwt	128.50–130.00	979	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,096	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	131.82/cwt	124.75–141.00	1,020	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,055	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	150.63/cwt	149.00–151.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	153.37/cwt	151.50–154.00	571	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	550	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	148.10/cwt	144.00–150.50	641	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	129.94/cwt	120.00–140.00	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	148.92/cwt	142.50–153.75	716	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	141.95/cwt	133.25–152.25	731	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	861	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	713	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	140.78/cwt	132.50–144.00	802	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	129.02/cwt	125.00–130.25	747	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	125.34/cwt	121.25–129.50	740	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.42/cwt	120.00–128.50	765	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	137.74/cwt	129.50–142.75	866	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	664	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	139.36/cwt	137.25–140.00	941	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	732	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	875	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	871	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	139.69/cwt	136.00–140.00	752	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	127.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	864	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Receipts 1,394Last week 2,638Year ago 2,420

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady except some 700-750 lb steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good on light to moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	433	144.00–150.50	148.10
5	—	327	149.00–151.00	150.63
70	—	515	133.25–152.25	141.95
41	—	629	129.50–142.75	137.74
12	—	372	151.50–154.00	153.37
43	—	675	137.25–140.00	139.36
12	—	570	132.50–144.00	140.78
60	—	481	142.50–153.75	148.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	590	121.25–129.50	125.34
20	—	664	120.00–125.00	123.20
30	—	732	115.00–122.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	605	120.00–128.50	126.42
10	—	480	120.00–140.00	129.94
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
45	—	579	125.00–130.25	129.02
10	—	546	130.50	130.50
2	—	333	150.00	150.00
14	—	408	130.00–140.00	134.70
3	—	692	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	732	119.50	119.50
16	—	925	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	530	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	150.00	150.00
13	—	538	136.00–140.00	139.69
4	—	331	150.00	150.00
6	—	679	126.00–130.00	127.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	135.00	135.00
4	—	489	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	679	130.00–140.00	135.36
21	—	946	111.50	111.50
12	—	437	165.00–173.00	171.71
2	—	300	160.00	160.00
33	—	465	155.00–173.50	163.85
23	—	774	124.75–141.00	131.82
17	—	733	126.50–135.00	131.66
24	—	621	140.25–144.50	143.56
18	—	527	145.00–151.00	149.58
9	—	594	140.00–152.00	145.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	720	143.00–158.00	153.33
51	—	533	163.00–178.50	169.80
30	—	772	142.00	142.00
95	—	667	139.00–158.00	151.13
36	—	475	168.00–178.00	173.62
4	—	425	170.00	170.00
106	—	613	147.00–160.00	153.73
46	—	574	156.50–168.25	162.36
26	—	805	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	141.50	141.50
13	—	755	128.50–130.00	129.66

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.