Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good, supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.42/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$139.42

141 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$14.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	145.70	708	78
Medium and Large 1-2	515	131.65	678	63

One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $30 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 sale141 hd

139.42

—

MO average19 barns · 9,454 hd

149.88

−10.46

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	1,569	78.08	1,225	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,237	55.81	690	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	53.15	547	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	42.44	417	15

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.21/cwt	125.00–155.00	816	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	147.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	712	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	638	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.85/cwt	146.00–153.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	146.10/cwt	144.00–157.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.75/cwt	119.00–124.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.26/cwt	125.00–126.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.95/cwt	155.00–176.00	767	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.85/cwt	146.00–164.00	809	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.43/cwt	150.00–171.00	698	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.82/cwt	131.00–142.00	863	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.55/cwt	119.00–127.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,091	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	41.42/cwt	37.50–44.00	404	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	49.04/cwt	46.00–52.00	504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	57.72/cwt	57.50–58.00	769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,045	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	50.69/cwt	43.50–54.00	507	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	58.06/cwt	55.00–62.00	631	7
Bulls	—	—	1,735	82.49/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,361	72.57/cwt	67.00–74.50	988	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	159.17/cwt	155.00–161.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.92/cwt	160.00–173.00	712	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.42/cwt	155.00–173.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	164.76/cwt	155.00–171.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.21/cwt	166.00–180.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	151.66/cwt	151.00–153.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.31/cwt	156.00–160.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.81/cwt	120.00–138.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.20/cwt	124.00–135.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	137.41/cwt	130.00–146.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	146.13/cwt	144.00–151.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.38/cwt	129.00–141.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.25/cwt	117.00–118.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	145.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	536	4

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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