SJ_LS750 St Joseph, MO Wed Mar 20, 2019 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News St Joseph Stockyards - St Joseph, MO Livestock Weighted Average Report for 3/20/2019 NOTICE: As Market News transitions reports to the MARS platform and My Market News, report formats will be converted from a text version to a more user- friendly and accessible PDF format. In the next few weeks, this report will move to the new platform and will be accessible at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LSD_MARS_1512.pdf. If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov. AUCTION Receipts Week Ago Year Ago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Receipts: 1,845 1,069 1,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeder Cattle: 1,845(100%) 1,069(100%) 1,882(100%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs sold with on sharply higher undertone, while over 550 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on light comparison last week, while those over 650 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good to very good on moderate supply. Feeder cattle supply included 54 percent Steers, 44 percent Heifers, and 3 percent Bulls. Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 69 percent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 381 381 181.00 181.00 18 418-444 430 178.75-199.00 191.09 14 484-490 486 198.00-199.00 198.72 27 510-537 521 175.00-190.00 182.87 31 520-531 529 198.25-199.00 198.32 Thin Fleshed 62 552-598 591 169.50-183.50 174.57 6 567 567 190.00 190.00 Thin Fleshed 64 601-637 619 165.00-174.25 169.74 26 605-646 620 150.00-155.00 153.87 Fleshy 75 653-695 669 158.00-164.50 161.68 203 707-745 725 145.00-161.00 157.63 10 736-739 737 125.00-135.00 130.01 Fleshy 18 753 753 146.50 146.50 66 802-844 813 135.00-148.25 142.40 60 857-890 866 131.50-135.00 133.91 5 866 866 120.00 120.00 Fleshy 70 900-949 944 125.00-129.50 129.07 11 953 953 130.00 130.00 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 338 338 170.00 170.00 4 396 396 164.50 164.50 4 433-435 434 155.50-156.00 155.75 10 461-470 462 145.00-169.50 164.52 7 503-530 518 145.00-156.00 151.12 8 518 518 155.50 155.50 Fleshy 11 568-595 586 140.25-160.00 146.18 16 606-644 630 145.00-154.00 150.32 30 661-691 682 135.00-146.00 141.69 20 700-733 721 132.00-141.00 136.88 9 844 844 125.00 125.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 383-390 387 145.50-152.00 147.41 24 415-441 429 150.00-163.50 156.20 8 438 438 170.50 170.50 Thin Fleshed 49 450-491 472 139.50-156.00 148.56 23 513-548 534 140.50-156.00 150.28 4 504 504 136.50 136.50 Fleshy 30 524-528 525 162.25-170.00 164.59 Thin Fleshed 81 555-585 565 144.50-153.00 149.30 3 562 562 137.00 137.00 Fleshy 157 610-645 634 139.00-153.50 149.43 5 649 649 131.50 131.50 Fleshy 36 603-604 603 156.75-160.00 158.55 Thin Fleshed 59 688-694 689 132.00-145.50 141.83 9 667-683 677 129.00-132.00 129.98 Fleshy 134 704-740 717 130.00-144.00 138.86 11 701 701 126.25 126.25 Fleshy 14 754-789 771 129.00-130.00 129.49 6 773 773 128.00 128.00 Fleshy 8 878 878 123.00 123.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 353-397 367 134.00-145.00 140.43 7 418-443 431 121.00-140.00 133.56 14 468-495 477 120.00-140.00 134.67 5 500-525 515 141.50-142.00 141.69 4 505 505 129.50 129.50 Fleshy 6 558-591 580 121.50-144.00 136.78 7 645 645 134.00-137.00 134.86 8 662-693 675 132.50-133.00 132.87 BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 429 429 160.50 160.50 16 531-533 532 146.00-149.00 148.25 BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 477 477 134.00 134.00 6 737 737 120.00-130.00 125.00 14 938 938 94.50 94.50 Please Note: The above USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are reported on an FOB basis, unless otherwise noted. Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service Lonnie Peetz, Market Reporter, (816) 676-7000 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS750.txt www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain