Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enought feeders for a trend comparison, undertones 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; demand not estabished supply light.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.15/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$141.15

88 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$32.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	144.10	748	80
Medium and Large 1-2	604	111.71	675	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.38/cwt here — about $73 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 sale88 hd

141.15

—

MO average24 barns · 1,241 hd

125.60

+15.55

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	1,650	84.25	1,390	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	62.34	852	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	56.60	638	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	47.22	461	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	572	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	629	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	46.09/cwt	40.00–50.00	447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	63.87/cwt	59.50–70.00	855	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	56.23/cwt	55.00–57.50	832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	53.53/cwt	48.50–59.50	596	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	62.30/cwt	58.00–69.50	717	7
Bulls	—	—	1,834	87.22/cwt	82.50–93.00	1,600	5
Bulls	—	—	1,342	79.29/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	930.66/cwt	835.00–1,050.00	10,358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	797.17/cwt	725.00–835.00	9,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,572	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,869	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	665	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,514.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,585.00	16,054	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	858	1,356.25/cwt	1,225.00–1,500.00	11,637	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	788	1,301.25/cwt	910.00–1,475.00	10,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	156.38/cwt	147.00–161.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.45/cwt	167.00–179.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.35/cwt	133.00–151.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.67/cwt	156.00–158.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	115.72/cwt	111.00–121.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	136.65/cwt	132.00–139.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	111.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.87/cwt	122.00–135.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	134.15/cwt	133.50–139.00	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.79/cwt	128.00–133.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	145.01/cwt	141.00–146.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	146.52/cwt	144.00–149.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	148.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	153.17/cwt	148.00–156.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.57/cwt	107.00–119.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.94/cwt	133.00–149.00	750	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	133.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	844	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.28/cwt	138.00–164.00	647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.95/cwt	128.00–143.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	679	5

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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