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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

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

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Oct 14Oct 28Nov 4 →

Receipts

1,037 head

▼ 582 vs last sale 1,619▲ 1,037 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling Steers and Heifers stronger undertone noted; Steer Calves and Heifer Calves weaker undertone noted.

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 $145.76/cwt on 531 head.

Average price

$145.76

531 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	740	146.57	1,085	502
Medium and Large 1-2	687	131.76	906	29

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $179 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 sale531 hd

145.76

—

MO average17 barns · 6,060 hd

139.28

+6.49

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	153.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	726	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	843	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	156.39/cwt	153.00–160.00	807	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	895	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	149.86/cwt	143.00–153.25	871	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	796	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	885	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	146.29/cwt	142.50–148.50	977	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	940	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,045	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	130.39/cwt	130.00–131.00	957	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	978	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	148.13/cwt	144.75–149.50	1,126	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	146.15/cwt	143.50–147.25	1,198	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,193	86
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	132.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	636	33
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	524	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	706	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	127.06/cwt	126.50–127.25	739	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	121.33/cwt	118.00–123.25	707	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	624	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	668	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	832	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	122.87/cwt	120.50–126.50	774	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	929	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	667	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	949	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	131.40/cwt	128.50–135.50	892	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	136.41/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,027	70

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 1,037Last week 1,619Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling Steers and Heifers stronger undertone noted; Steer Calves and Heifer Calves weaker undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	165.00	165.00
9	—	561	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	581	143.00–153.25	149.86
185	—	760	144.75–149.50	148.13
86	—	860	138.75	138.75
3	—	380	164.00	164.00
22	—	732	140.00–146.00	142.73
27	—	668	142.50–148.50	146.29
79	—	820	143.50–147.25	146.15
18	—	619	140.00–145.00	142.93
6	—	516	153.00–160.00	156.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	130.00–131.00	130.39
4	—	755	129.50	129.50
8	—	688	130.00	130.00
7	—	581	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	150.00–158.00	153.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	138.25	138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	108.00	108.00
6	—	624	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	667	142.25	142.25
28	—	642	144.75	144.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	138.50	138.50
70	—	753	136.00–136.50	136.41
4	—	380	135.00	135.00
13	—	525	134.50	134.50
28	—	582	126.50–127.25	127.06
33	—	479	130.00–139.00	132.81
13	—	628	132.50	132.50
2	—	300	140.00	140.00
14	—	679	128.50–135.50	131.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	120.50–126.50	122.87
7	—	547	120.00–122.00	120.86
17	—	583	118.00–123.25	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	154.00	154.00

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.