Sale reports / Missouri / St Joseph Stockyards Market / 2021-05-19

St Joseph Stockyards Market

Name: St Joseph Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · St Joseph, Missouri · Wed, May 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1512

← May 12May 19latest

Receipts

2,552 head

▲ 2,141 vs last sale 411▲ 475 vs year ago 2,077 · +22.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison, however a higher undertone noted. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply. The highlight of the sale consisted of 3 loads of 884 lbs Steers at 135.60 and the last draft load of 940 lbs Steers at 135.25.

This is the last sale reported for the St Joseph Stockyards by the USDA-AMS Livestock, Poultry Grain Market News Division. The stockyards was open along the rails in St Joseph, MO from 1887-2021; a span of 134 years. The location has been a valued and trusted source for many types of stock throughout its mainstay in the livestock industry and was the last of the “river markets” that had been in existence. Trading on the bricks happened for many years at the stockyards; a true testament to the negotiating skills of talented commission agents. As the stockyards grew and aged, an auction ring was built and the seasoned firms believed that facility would be used only for hay storage. However, price discovery was mostly moved to that auction mentality in the last few decades where many buyers of stock could bid on stock in a very public way. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 was a very sad day in the south end of St Joseph with six auctioneers (with 2 of them being previous past World Champion Auctioneers) taking their turn at the microphone to trade stock off in a snappy and brisk fashion. So long to the St Joseph Stockyards.

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 $160.32/cwt on 1,273 head.

Average price

$160.32

1,273 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$5.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.88

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	160.83	1,051	1,155
Medium and Large 1-2	576	155.34	894	118

One grade step is worth $5.49/cwt here — about $157 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 sale1,273 hd

160.32

—

MO average17 barns · 12,869 hd

154.44

+5.88

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	188.54/cwt	188.00–190.00	679	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	194.91/cwt	192.00–200.00	737	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	170.04/cwt	167.00–175.00	723	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	184.16/cwt	179.00–192.00	794	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	872	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	158.09/cwt	157.00–160.00	735	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	176.41/cwt	170.00–186.00	857	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	176.20/cwt	168.00–180.00	923	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	168.60/cwt	162.00–176.00	963	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	574	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,039	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	149.61/cwt	145.00–154.00	941	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	161.62/cwt	158.00–168.25	1,028	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	154.37/cwt	148.00–159.75	1,047	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	143.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	990	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	151.83/cwt	141.50–154.50	1,110	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	153.85/cwt	153.85–153.85	1,154	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	135.55/cwt	135.25–135.60	1,196	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,271	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	166.43/cwt	161.00–169.50	624	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	601	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	157.89/cwt	153.00–164.50	682	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	142.87/cwt	142.50–144.50	663	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	151.96/cwt	148.50–155.00	739	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	138.49/cwt	130.00–142.00	717	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	151.55/cwt	144.50–154.75	794	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	748	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	147.83/cwt	140.00–155.75	860	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	139.16/cwt	135.75–139.50	825	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	139.43/cwt	135.50–143.00	869	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	866	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	129.45/cwt	128.50–132.00	857	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	134.56/cwt	131.75–137.50	981	151
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,002	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,102	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	157.80/cwt	157.75–158.00	855	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	812	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	16
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,025	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	759	14

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 19, 2021

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

Receipts 2,552Last week 411Year ago 2,077

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	375	161.00–169.50	166.43
66	—	486	148.50–155.00	151.96
11	—	662	128.50–132.00	129.45
91	—	623	135.50–143.00	139.43
138	—	524	144.50–154.75	151.55
151	—	729	131.75–137.50	134.56
67	—	432	153.00–164.50	157.89
144	—	582	140.00–155.75	147.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	135.75	135.75
7	—	526	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	518	130.00–142.00	138.49
33	—	593	135.75–139.50	139.16
34	—	464	142.50–144.50	142.87
13	—	420	140.00–146.00	143.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	125.00	125.00
14	—	567	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	190.00	190.00
8	—	574	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	940	135.25	135.25
57	—	431	179.00–192.00	184.16
93	—	486	170.00–186.00	176.41
124	—	524	168.00–180.00	176.20
97	—	636	158.00–168.25	161.62
45	—	378	192.00–200.00	194.91
69	—	750	153.85	153.85
88	—	731	141.50–154.50	151.83
218	—	571	162.00–176.00	168.60
221	—	882	135.25–135.60	135.55
70	—	678	148.00–159.75	154.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	629	145.00–154.00	149.61
29	—	689	140.00–145.00	143.63
13	—	360	188.00–190.00	188.54
11	—	425	167.00–175.00	170.04
14	—	465	157.00–160.00	158.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	157.75–158.00	157.80
2	—	553	154.00	154.00
13	—	606	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	662	134.00	134.00

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.