Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-9.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher,bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.31/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$139.31

257 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	141.99	708	154
Medium and Large 1-2	447	135.30	604	103

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $104 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 sale257 hd

139.31

—

MO average17 barns · 9,927 hd

148.04

−8.73

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	1,708	79.90	1,364	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,195	71.00	848	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	59.94	881	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	55.80	631	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	43.25	410	41

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	580	141.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.63/cwt	158.00–180.00	714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.22/cwt	122.00–137.00	805	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	187.60/cwt	177.00–190.00	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	127.63/cwt	124.00–129.00	845	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.47/cwt	144.00–156.00	773	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.52/cwt	150.00–166.00	750	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	112.77/cwt	112.00–115.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	153.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.66/cwt	135.00–156.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	142.41/cwt	126.00–150.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	759	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,195	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	41.46/cwt	34.00–46.00	385	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	49.57/cwt	46.50–53.00	503	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	30.77/cwt	29.00–33.00	254	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	60.93/cwt	57.00–66.50	896	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	53.54/cwt	47.50–57.50	603	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	59.12/cwt	56.50–66.00	673	15
Bulls	—	—	1,731	81.84/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,417	11
Bulls	—	—	1,580	69.22/cwt	64.00–73.50	1,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,181	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,195	855.00/cwt	850.00–860.00	10,217	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,458	862.16/cwt	800.00–925.00	12,570	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,199	609.04/cwt	520.00–710.00	7,302	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,390	785.97/cwt	600.00–835.00	10,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,150	841.67/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	121.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	155.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	148.25/cwt	141.00–152.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.14/cwt	135.00–155.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	158.05/cwt	148.00–165.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.46/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.72/cwt	161.00–178.00	637	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.00/cwt	159.00–180.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.72/cwt	145.00–154.00	933	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	159.07/cwt	159.00–160.00	896	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.32/cwt	155.00–167.00	850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.95/cwt	157.00–170.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.90/cwt	160.00–185.00	567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	172.88/cwt	170.00–182.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.42/cwt	131.00–148.00	506	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.81/cwt	121.00–139.00	708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.55/cwt	126.00–145.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	144.65/cwt	131.00–156.00	398	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.57/cwt	121.00–137.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	140.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.11/cwt	114.00–122.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	134.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.04/cwt	138.00–160.00	705	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.40/cwt	145.00–153.50	565	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.26/cwt	132.00–143.00	718	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.06/cwt	130.00–151.00	784	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.49/cwt	141.00–153.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.65/cwt	126.00–144.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	130.24/cwt	128.00–132.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.47/cwt	145.00–146.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	153.85/cwt	149.00–159.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	857	6

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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