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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, May 20

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

2,077 head

▲ 896 vs last sale 1,181▲ 1,675 vs year ago 402 · +416.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 to 350 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 350 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $148.63/cwt on 1,172 head.

Average price

$148.63

1,172 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	150.76	987	863
Medium and Large 1-2	569	147.26	839	231
Medium and Large 2	596	129.06	769	78

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $218 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 sale1,172 hd

148.63

—

MO average19 barns · 15,703 hd

149.07

−0.45

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	174.96/cwt	170.00–182.00	572	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	175.45/cwt	172.25–183.00	742	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	157.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	142.89/cwt	141.50–145.50	616	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	156.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	725	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	166.32/cwt	162.50–171.25	793	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	165.76/cwt	160.50–170.50	869	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	128.76/cwt	125.00–131.50	679	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	153.58/cwt	150.25–158.75	823	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	157.23/cwt	149.25–159.25	893	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.02/cwt	136.00–149.75	835	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	149.83/cwt	142.25–155.00	930	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	139.16/cwt	134.50–145.00	874	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	142.91/cwt	137.50–147.00	947	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	155.39/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,033	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	130.63/cwt	128.00–134.00	888	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	126.19/cwt	125.00–127.00	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	142.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,046	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	915	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	144.56/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,120	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	137.82/cwt	132.00–139.25	1,109	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	109.91/cwt	109.00–110.00	958	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	931	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	153.09/cwt	151.50–155.00	528	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	160.99/cwt	159.50–162.25	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	145.20/cwt	140.00–148.50	569	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	137.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	150.25/cwt	147.00–156.00	642	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	149.20/cwt	143.50–154.25	695	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	134.69/cwt	126.00–145.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	124.29/cwt	116.50–130.00	650	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	146.31/cwt	140.00–154.50	771	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	128.30/cwt	127.00–136.50	736	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	145.92/cwt	140.00–153.25	849	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	137.69/cwt	134.50–142.00	852	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	819	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	661	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	134.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	906	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	127.15/cwt	124.00–134.00	862	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	130.69/cwt	123.50–132.00	938	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	119.06/cwt	113.00–121.25	873	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	104.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	809	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	840	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	90.51/cwt	89.00–92.00	835	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	103.28/cwt	101.00–110.00	955	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	133.78/cwt	132.00–148.00	589	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	126.63/cwt	119.00–130.00	660	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	131.12/cwt	125.00–146.00	759	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	115.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	743	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	121.53/cwt	120.00–136.00	826	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,071	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 May 20, 2020

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

Receipts 2,077Last week 1,181Year ago 402

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	132.00–140.00	137.19
4	—	329	144.50	144.50
34	—	630	125.00–135.00	129.94
28	—	523	116.50–130.00	124.29
8	—	923	89.00–92.00	90.51
12	—	678	124.00–134.00	127.15
13	—	483	126.00–145.00	134.69
13	—	894	94.00	94.00
14	—	574	127.00–136.50	128.30
14	—	772	100.00–110.00	104.79
15	—	392	140.00–148.50	145.20
18	—	733	113.00–121.25	119.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	527	140.00–154.50	146.31
88	—	466	143.50–154.25	149.20
74	—	619	134.50–142.00	137.69
44	—	427	147.00–156.00	150.25
39	—	673	131.00–136.00	134.68
6	—	814	100.00–102.00	100.66
8	—	925	101.00–110.00	103.28
11	—	345	151.50–155.00	153.09
15	—	366	159.50–162.25	160.99
16	—	582	140.00–153.25	145.92
19	—	718	123.50–132.00	130.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	118.50	118.50
8	—	661	109.25	109.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	125.00–146.00	131.12
16	—	521	119.00–130.00	126.63
10	—	680	120.00–136.00	121.53
9	—	440	132.00–148.00	133.78
8	—	643	114.00–118.00	115.49
6	—	776	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	157.50	157.50
4	—	384	181.00	181.00
2	—	420	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	141.50–145.50	142.89
18	—	772	118.50	118.50
18	—	527	125.00–131.50	128.76
14	—	627	120.00–125.00	123.27
9	—	680	128.00–134.00	130.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	536	150.25–158.75	153.58
47	—	663	137.50–147.00	142.91
47	—	580	136.00–149.75	144.02
43	—	424	155.00–160.00	157.87
16	—	628	134.50–145.00	139.16
8	—	462	155.00–160.00	156.92
6	—	913	102.00	102.00
5	—	708	125.00–127.00	126.19
2	—	783	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	775	140.50–145.00	144.56
130	—	736	135.00–145.00	142.15
115	—	621	142.25–155.00	149.83
106	—	568	149.25–159.25	157.23
76	—	524	160.50–170.50	165.76
71	—	665	148.00–158.00	155.39
58	—	477	162.50–171.25	166.32
52	—	805	132.00–139.25	137.82
42	—	423	172.25–183.00	175.45
35	—	872	109.00–110.00	109.91
8	—	327	170.00–182.00	174.96
5	—	369	184.50	184.50
3	—	955	110.00	110.00

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.