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St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, Mar 24

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Receipts

1,869 head

▲ 1,429 vs last sale 440▲ 410 vs year ago 1,459 · +28.1%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light 7-weight steers and heavy 5 weight heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while heavy 6 weight heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent price comparison on the other weight groups on offer today. Demand good on 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 $158.50/cwt on 982 head.

Average price

$158.50

982 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	159.07	1,023	927
Medium and Large 1-2	554	152.12	843	46
Medium 1-2	397	148.00	588	3thin
Large 1	771	125.00	964	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.07/cwt here — about $59 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 sale982 hd

158.50

—

MO average16 barns · 9,471 hd

154.23

+4.27

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	194.27/cwt	185.00–197.50	604	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	174.00/cwt	170.00–178.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	191.53/cwt	182.00–200.00	720	18
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	184.54/cwt	180.00–191.00	762	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	180.49/cwt	174.50–186.50	850	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	941	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	172.78/cwt	164.00–180.00	888	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	168.54/cwt	157.00–176.25	969	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	153.65/cwt	150.00–155.50	903	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,028	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	160.97/cwt	150.00–168.75	1,008	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,091	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	964	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	155.12/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,049	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	151.29/cwt	143.50–157.25	1,091	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	133.74/cwt	130.00–136.50	980	11
Steers	—	Large 1	771	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	964	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,002	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	144.92/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,136	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	135.13/cwt	134.50–135.25	1,097	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	854	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	125.29/cwt	122.50–126.00	1,091	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	167.73/cwt	158.00–171.00	545	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	145.34/cwt	134.00–150.50	544	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	157.12/cwt	153.00–160.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.68/cwt	155.75–161.50	680	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	142.54/cwt	138.50–147.50	616	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	731	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.50	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	155.08/cwt	150.00–157.50	740	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	146.68/cwt	135.00–152.25	748	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	131.76/cwt	125.00–133.50	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	142.14/cwt	134.25–151.00	816	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	128.20/cwt	125.50–130.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	130.53/cwt	125.50–133.50	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	143.70/cwt	142.00–145.50	871	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	128.28/cwt	121.00–130.00	797	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	137.16/cwt	133.00–141.00	855	57
Heifers	—	Large 1	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	136.85/cwt	130.00–142.50	921	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	123.61/cwt	122.00–125.00	894	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	117.25/cwt	116.00–121.00	871	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,017	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	809	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	123.63/cwt	123.25–124.50	1,021	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	932	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	965	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	165.24/cwt	164.00–168.00	798	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	780	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	138.91/cwt	135.50–144.00	835	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	123.24/cwt	116.00–133.00	780	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	765	3

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 24, 2021

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

Receipts 1,869Last week 440Year ago 1,459

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	623	133.00–141.00	137.16
68	—	510	135.00–152.25	146.68
22	—	723	122.00–125.00	123.61
40	—	431	155.75–161.50	157.68
30	—	826	123.25–124.50	123.63
123	—	574	134.25–151.00	142.14
7	—	375	153.00–160.00	157.12
64	—	477	150.00–157.50	155.08
86	—	673	130.00–142.50	136.85
16	—	325	158.00–171.00	167.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	135.00–145.50	140.61
12	—	432	138.50–147.50	142.54
4	—	743	116.00–121.00	117.25
5	—	526	125.00–133.50	131.76
14	—	374	134.00–150.50	145.34
7	—	621	121.00–130.00	128.28
6	—	581	125.50–133.50	130.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	125.50–130.00	128.20
3	—	932	103.50	103.50
4	—	809	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	606	142.00–145.50	143.70
16	—	452	161.75	161.75
20	—	766	132.75	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	784	144.50–145.00	144.92
209	—	676	144.00–161.00	155.12
88	—	626	150.00–168.75	160.97
69	—	514	164.00–180.00	172.78
58	—	812	134.50–135.25	135.13
10	—	871	122.50–126.00	125.29
9	—	311	185.00–197.50	194.27
116	—	575	157.00–176.25	168.54
27	—	413	180.00–191.00	184.54
168	—	721	143.50–157.25	151.29
18	—	376	182.00–200.00	191.53
32	—	471	174.50–186.50	180.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	140.00	140.00
4	—	854	102.00	102.00
3	—	573	156.00	156.00
8	—	783	128.00	128.00
4	—	831	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	619	166.00	166.00
14	—	506	186.00	186.00
23	—	659	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	150.00–155.50	153.65
3	—	508	165.00	165.00
3	—	672	143.50	143.50
11	—	733	130.00–136.50	133.74
4	—	320	170.00–178.00	174.00
5	—	443	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	483	164.00–168.00	165.24
5	—	601	135.50–144.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	113.00	113.00
8	—	633	116.00–133.00	123.24
8	—	570	130.00–145.00	136.79

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.