Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 4.00 lower, heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady, Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.46/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$139.46

255 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	142.26	711	193
Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.74	621	62

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about $90 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 sale255 hd

139.46

—

MO average10 barns · 6,644 hd

145.62

−6.16

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,600	69.57	1,113	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,066	57.41	612	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	52.11	659	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	47.12	508	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	34.78	328	21

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Patton Junction Livestock Auction - Patton Junction, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	148.53/cwt	145.00–153.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	150.39/cwt	142.00–163.00	567	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.06/cwt	109.00–133.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.01/cwt	152.00–169.00	687	28
Bulls	—	—	1,725	74.64/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,288	6
Bulls	—	—	1,483	65.69/cwt	62.00–68.00	974	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	60.20/cwt	54.00–64.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	124.89/cwt	121.00–133.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.90/cwt	130.00–165.00	802	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	137.22/cwt	129.00–145.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	109.41/cwt	104.00–115.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.50/cwt	152.00–167.00	766	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	754	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.07/cwt	131.00–147.00	823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.93/cwt	155.00–175.00	628	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	152.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.66/cwt	160.00–171.00	550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.59/cwt	140.00–157.50	472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	662	697.54/cwt	650.00–775.00	4,618	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	375.15/cwt	350.00–400.00	3,208	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	968	655.99/cwt	610.00–710.00	6,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,005	451.74/cwt	400.00–500.00	4,540	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,097	593.94/cwt	500.00–710.00	6,516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	716	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.45/cwt	152.00–175.00	617	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.55/cwt	141.00–144.00	753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,260	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.21/cwt	135.00–150.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.95/cwt	125.00–143.00	568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.71/cwt	140.00–155.00	487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.69/cwt	121.00–137.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	153.95/cwt	143.00–163.00	888	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.72/cwt	122.00–132.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.52/cwt	150.00–176.00	704	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.78/cwt	150.00–179.00	780	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	931	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.31/cwt	150.00–169.00	856	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.76/cwt	118.00–125.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	172.90/cwt	170.00–178.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	141.85/cwt	138.00–149.00	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.95/cwt	145.00–158.00	631	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	872	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,103	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	43.37/cwt	42.00–44.50	498	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,066	57.41/cwt	49.50–65.00	612	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	43.44/cwt	40.00–49.00	446	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	36.10/cwt	33.00–42.00	356	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	54.08/cwt	49.50–70.50	634	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	752	26.12/cwt	16.00–34.00	196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	44.87/cwt	43.50–46.00	455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	28.43/cwt	25.00–31.00	249	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	53.86/cwt	46.00–62.50	693	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,590	885.02/cwt	810.00–920.00	14,072	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	617.16/cwt	535.00–735.00	7,350	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,455	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	9,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,015.04/cwt	1,000.00–1,035.00	14,363	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	855	378.98/cwt	310.00–460.00	3,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	149.30/cwt	147.00–150.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.51/cwt	110.00–125.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	549	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	634	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.53/cwt	125.00–143.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.22/cwt	130.00–143.00	763	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.85/cwt	121.00–141.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	110.94/cwt	110.00–112.50	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.69/cwt	122.00–132.50	808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.02/cwt	138.00–159.00	705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	726	5

How this sale compares

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