Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.06/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$133.06

147 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	137.60	677	88
Medium and Large 1-2	513	126.29	647	59

One grade step is worth $11.30/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 sale147 hd

133.06

—

MO average19 barns · 7,270 hd

145.46

−12.40

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	1,656	79.05	1,309	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	53.52	708	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	53.14	614	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	37.97	344	21

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	369	166.52/cwt	151.00–171.00	614	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.41/cwt	135.00–156.00	761	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	38.02/cwt	30.00–42.50	332	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	49.53/cwt	47.50–51.00	480	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	26.30/cwt	20.00–30.00	241	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	51.66/cwt	47.00–54.00	662	4
Bulls	—	—	1,674	81.42/cwt	77.50–87.50	1,363	9
Bulls	—	—	1,614	73.73/cwt	72.50–76.00	1,190	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,345	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.01/cwt	132.00–146.50	684	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.73/cwt	145.00–146.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	126.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	129.47/cwt	121.00–136.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.99/cwt	125.00–138.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.73/cwt	125.00–138.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.31/cwt	115.00–126.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.67/cwt	113.00–117.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	57.24/cwt	56.50–58.00	806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	51.56/cwt	45.00–55.00	579	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	57.00/cwt	55.00–60.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	173.24/cwt	173.00–174.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	143.47/cwt	137.00–145.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.49/cwt	172.00–185.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.73/cwt	100.00–125.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.30/cwt	139.00–146.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	115.29/cwt	114.00–116.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	145.00/cwt	140.00–154.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	707	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	161.67/cwt	160.00–163.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	167.99/cwt	153.00–171.00	768	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.62/cwt	150.00–171.00	840	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.21/cwt	169.00–180.00	761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	137.93/cwt	133.00–142.00	810	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.70/cwt	143.00–156.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.75/cwt	153.00–162.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	840	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,148	578.16/cwt	525.00–625.00	6,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,975	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,208	702.56/cwt	610.00–925.00	8,487	7
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,087	518.82/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	940	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,183	942.50/cwt	725.00–1,160.00	11,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.51/cwt	127.00–142.00	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	116.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	163.86/cwt	162.00–165.00	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.51/cwt	163.00–165.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.00/cwt	133.00–137.50	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.77/cwt	135.00–153.00	693	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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