Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 400 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand higher and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.40/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$152.40

149 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

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

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	376	158.26	595	9thin
Medium and Large 1	650	152.39	991	137
Large 1	655	135.00	884	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale149 hd

152.40

—

MO average17 barns · 10,860 hd

166.11

−13.71

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	1,844	81.84	1,509	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	54.75	751	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	46.76	547	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	903	42.70	385	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	3
Steers	Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.78/cwt	124.00–126.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.20/cwt	129.00–140.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.78/cwt	125.00–137.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	711	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.47/cwt	135.00–149.50	748	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.86/cwt	146.00–160.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.29/cwt	133.00–145.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	162.60/cwt	154.00–169.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	135.86/cwt	135.00–136.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.23/cwt	156.00–171.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	131.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	854	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	3
Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,255	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.76/cwt	142.50–156.00	829	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.10/cwt	151.00–167.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.48/cwt	145.00–159.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.07/cwt	146.00–168.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.66/cwt	45.50–48.50	445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	56.56/cwt	53.00–64.50	784	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	51.14/cwt	49.00–53.00	686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	45.47/cwt	37.50–52.50	532	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	53.20/cwt	52.00–54.50	617	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	83.11/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,166	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,205	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,943	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,205	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,134	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,205	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.54/cwt	151.00–162.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.10/cwt	158.00–170.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,083	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.45/cwt	160.00–174.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	166.22/cwt	164.00–170.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	130.50/cwt	121.00–134.50	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	159.23/cwt	157.00–160.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.05/cwt	163.00–167.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	3

How this sale compares

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.

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