Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$130.42

166 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$14.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	134.63	638	119
Medium and Large 1-2	571	119.77	684	47

One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale166 hd

130.42

—

MO average19 barns · 9,666 hd

138.77

−8.34

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	—	Average	1,699	76.29	1,297	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	57.60	808	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	54.62	626	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	45.42	433	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	387	165.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.64/cwt	113.00–127.00	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.90/cwt	155.00–166.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.55/cwt	123.00–132.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.28/cwt	124.00–147.00	773	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.59/cwt	140.00–154.00	776	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.75/cwt	145.00–161.00	723	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.37/cwt	119.00–128.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	140.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.85/cwt	133.00–149.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.16/cwt	125.00–131.00	731	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.00/cwt	128.00–142.00	691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	137.05/cwt	132.00–145.00	584	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.95/cwt	127.00–142.00	634	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	108.03/cwt	107.00–112.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.66/cwt	118.00–132.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.97/cwt	118.00–129.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.67/cwt	107.50–115.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.29/cwt	125.00–134.00	545	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	176.22/cwt	168.00–182.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	133.56/cwt	125.00–142.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	133.86/cwt	130.00–136.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	125.14/cwt	125.00–126.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	124.57/cwt	124.00–125.00	982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	172.29/cwt	169.00–175.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.41/cwt	167.00–178.00	652	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.51/cwt	152.00–165.00	739	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	155.57/cwt	146.00–164.00	803	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.70/cwt	145.00–154.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,330	744.08/cwt	710.00–780.00	9,896	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,125	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,961	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,259	790.81/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	71.00/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,102	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	80.26/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,453	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	58.88/cwt	54.50–66.00	672	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	50.91/cwt	42.00–54.50	586	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	49.57/cwt	48.50–50.00	720	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.01/cwt	52.50–66.50	833	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	51.34/cwt	49.00–53.00	436	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	40.48/cwt	35.00–45.00	421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	132.46/cwt	125.00–140.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	131.93/cwt	125.00–136.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	116.22/cwt	105.00–120.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	134.23/cwt	130.00–146.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	820	2

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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