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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, Mar 10

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Receipts

1,995 head

▼ 608 vs last sale 2,603▲ 469 vs year ago 1,526 · +30.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs on a light test sold steady to firm, with 500-650 lbs trading steady and 650-900 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, spots 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, with 600-750 lb heifers trading firm to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering, with the best demand was on several consignments of top quality 675-700 lb steers, pot load of 618 lb heifers and with the 8 weight steers also finding better demand this week.

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 $149.54/cwt on 833 head.

Average price

$149.54

833 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$17.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	152.42	1,014	552
Medium 1-2	520	147.00	764	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	629	143.93	905	275
Medium and Large 2	592	135.00	799	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.42/cwt here — about $214 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 sale833 hd

149.54

—

MO average18 barns · 17,263 hd

152.00

−2.46

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	203.70/cwt	191.00–206.00	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	190.13/cwt	186.00–194.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	171.02/cwt	169.00–172.00	657	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	188.42/cwt	184.00–190.00	765	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	167.68/cwt	158.00–176.00	744	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	180.73/cwt	174.25–185.00	844	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.27/cwt	157.00–165.00	769	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	483	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	745	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	169.27/cwt	164.00–178.50	894	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	162.24/cwt	159.00–164.00	858	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	996	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	165.17/cwt	157.25–172.00	922	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	150.70/cwt	149.75–158.00	886	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	152.51/cwt	145.00–162.50	947	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	140.80/cwt	138.50–146.25	894	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	647	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	864	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	146.59/cwt	143.50–151.00	981	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	138.31/cwt	136.00–141.00	929	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	157.92/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,072	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	696	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	915	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	132.93/cwt	129.25–134.00	952	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,041	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	131.09/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,013	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	135.59/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,062	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	134.18/cwt	133.00–134.75	1,092	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	126.71/cwt	125.75–127.00	1,105	87
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	147.69/cwt	146.00–151.00	560	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	156.39/cwt	153.00–165.00	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	166.38/cwt	165.00–167.50	685	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	143.73/cwt	138.00–150.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	156.66/cwt	154.00–164.00	674	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	153.66/cwt	150.00–158.50	701	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	145.86/cwt	144.00–149.00	683	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	796	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	152.26/cwt	142.50–155.00	801	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	145.68/cwt	144.75–149.25	841	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.96/cwt	125.50–134.25	760	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	140.35/cwt	132.75–143.75	872	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	130.19/cwt	124.00–133.50	808	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	125.90/cwt	124.00–130.50	841	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	136.87/cwt	131.00–139.00	920	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	974	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	738	118.11/cwt	116.50–121.00	872	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	757	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	855	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	968	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	846	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	110.61/cwt	108.00–117.00	746	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	2

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,995Last week 2,603Year ago 1,526

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	146.00–151.00	147.69
41	—	580	125.50–134.25	130.96
4	—	424	138.00–150.00	143.73
23	—	526	135.00–140.00	138.27
110	—	621	124.00–133.50	130.19
8	—	468	144.00–149.00	145.86
20	—	668	124.00–130.50	125.90
6	—	958	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	526	142.50–155.00	152.26
141	—	621	132.75–143.75	140.35
12	—	384	153.00–165.00	156.39
22	—	430	154.00–164.00	156.66
109	—	672	131.00–139.00	136.87
64	—	577	144.75–149.25	145.68
19	—	738	132.00	132.00
16	—	456	150.00–158.50	153.66
6	—	750	125.00	125.00
3	—	265	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	412	165.00–167.50	166.38
12	—	508	156.75	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	757	113.00	113.00
3	—	622	120.00	120.00
2	—	650	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	738	116.50–121.00	118.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	130.00	130.00
5	—	720	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	588	149.75–158.00	150.70
20	—	529	159.00–164.00	162.24
47	—	672	136.00–141.00	138.31
32	—	635	138.50–146.25	140.80
9	—	444	158.00–176.00	167.68
20	—	773	130.00–132.00	131.09
53	—	716	129.25–134.00	132.93
20	—	474	157.00–165.00	162.27
4	—	324	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	528	164.00–178.50	169.27
52	—	669	143.50–151.00	146.59
24	—	558	157.25–172.00	165.17
20	—	406	184.00–190.00	188.42
25	—	814	133.00–134.75	134.18
25	—	728	140.00–145.50	143.06
17	—	467	174.25–185.00	180.73
6	—	337	191.00–206.00	203.70
5	—	381	186.00–194.00	190.13
80	—	621	145.00–162.50	152.51
87	—	872	125.75–127.00	126.71
42	—	783	134.00–139.00	135.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	131.50	131.50
5	—	723	128.00	128.00
4	—	483	154.25	154.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	170.00	170.00
7	—	511	160.00	160.00
6	—	384	169.00–172.00	171.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	679	154.00–159.00	157.92
15	—	555	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	647	133.50	133.50
3	—	448	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	108.00–117.00	110.61
6	—	442	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	108.00	108.00

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.