Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 7.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.98/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$134.98

187 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	137.85	717	138
Medium and Large 1-2	497	126.90	630	49

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $87 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 sale187 hd

134.98

—

MO average23 barns · 1,346 hd

124.82

+10.16

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	1,700	84.55	1,437	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	61.46	883	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	56.62	624	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	43.79	434	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	375	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.92/cwt	115.00–131.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.94/cwt	118.00–129.50	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.40/cwt	128.00–142.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	153.27/cwt	148.00–161.00	581	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.69/cwt	126.00–146.00	651	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	132.26/cwt	125.00–140.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.33/cwt	125.00–147.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	109.52/cwt	106.00–110.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.23/cwt	115.00–130.00	713	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.68/cwt	132.00–143.00	584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	131.24/cwt	125.00–136.00	618	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.19/cwt	121.00–137.00	667	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	120.45/cwt	115.00–126.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.00/cwt	126.00–129.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	127.84/cwt	121.00–135.00	470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.88/cwt	143.00–147.50	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	125.24/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	165.63/cwt	160.00–173.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.41/cwt	152.00–170.00	625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.67/cwt	149.50–160.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.90/cwt	125.00–129.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	846	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	705	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	143.61/cwt	139.00–147.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	157.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.87/cwt	122.00–139.00	733	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,265	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,361	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,435	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,052	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,046	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	84.55/cwt	79.50–88.00	1,437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	62.22/cwt	57.50–72.00	671	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	52.88/cwt	50.00–57.00	591	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	54.37/cwt	52.00–56.50	742	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	65.71/cwt	62.00–68.00	973	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	43.79/cwt	40.00–47.00	434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	107.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.23/cwt	122.50–142.00	782	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.43/cwt	135.00–151.50	625	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.53/cwt	121.00–128.50	780	21

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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