Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2020-10-14

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, Oct 14

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 28 →

Receipts

1,619 head

▲ 1,008 vs last sale 611▲ 1,136 vs year ago 483 · +235.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, stronger undertone noted. Demand was good on a 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 $155.33/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$155.33

787 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$5.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.84

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	156.45	1,071	626
Medium and Large 1-2	602	150.98	909	161

One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about $162 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 sale787 hd

155.33

—

MO average17 barns · 8,953 hd

144.49

+10.84

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

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	189.69/cwt	186.00–191.00	778	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	162.49/cwt	160.00–164.00	780	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.00	785	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	171.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	904	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	844	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	158.18/cwt	158.00–159.50	859	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	163.93/cwt	159.00–167.00	964	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	975	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	150.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	936	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	156.47/cwt	154.00–158.25	1,122	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	719	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,043	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	129.69/cwt	126.50–132.50	938	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	146.38/cwt	145.25–149.00	1,118	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	137.55/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,052	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	141.38/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,140	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,241	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	888	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,305	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,277	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,134	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	162.15/cwt	158.00–164.00	606	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	157.76/cwt	157.00–158.00	694	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	645	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	153.45/cwt	143.00–154.00	796	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.07/cwt	135.00–142.75	784	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	139.46/cwt	135.00–143.00	855	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	820	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	140.34/cwt	132.00–145.75	950	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,032	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	935	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,024	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,003	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,099	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Receipts 1,619Last week 611Year ago 483

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, stronger undertone noted. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	136.00	136.00
12	—	774	130.00–137.00	132.32
16	—	374	158.00–164.00	162.15
26	—	728	141.75	141.75
41	—	440	157.00–158.00	157.76
41	—	613	135.00–143.00	139.46
66	—	560	135.00–142.75	140.07
177	—	677	132.00–145.75	140.34
100	—	519	143.00–154.00	153.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	136.00	136.00
11	—	546	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	130.00	130.00
12	—	473	130.00–138.00	133.93
18	—	796	126.00	126.00
6	—	596	130.00	130.00
6	—	736	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	719	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	806	139.50–144.00	141.38
40	—	588	159.00–167.00	163.93
43	—	764	145.25–149.00	146.38
64	—	620	155.00–160.00	157.30
105	—	717	154.00–158.25	156.47
110	—	527	169.00–172.00	171.50
14	—	481	168.00	168.00
19	—	410	186.00–191.00	189.69
24	—	944	135.25	135.25
46	—	865	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	888	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	183.00	183.00
7	—	534	158.00	158.00
11	—	487	160.00–162.00	161.27
6	—	553	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	986	115.00	115.00
14	—	765	135.00–139.00	137.55
18	—	723	126.50–132.50	129.69
34	—	622	147.00–152.00	150.44
31	—	543	158.00–159.50	158.18
35	—	480	160.00–164.00	162.49
5	—	381	174.00	174.00
7	—	341	187.00	187.00
8	—	653	141.00	141.00

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.