Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 500 lbs heifers sold 3.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.03/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$128.03

128 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$13.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	132.71	650	84
Medium and Large 1-2	517	119.08	615	44

One grade step is worth $13.63/cwt here — about $35 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 sale128 hd

128.03

—

MO average3 barns · 2,136 hd

134.61

−6.58

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	1,867	86.70	1,619	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	58.56	793	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	56.67	624	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	47.18	433	11

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,638	78.89/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	137.85/cwt	137.85–137.85	993	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.02/cwt	132.00–153.00	744	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	124.39/cwt	121.00–126.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.34/cwt	110.00–135.00	707	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	91.90/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	146.40/cwt	138.00–151.00	425	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,172	53.23/cwt	52.00–54.50	624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	54.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	595	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.96/cwt	58.00–63.00	683	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	47.18/cwt	42.50–51.00	433	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	61.23/cwt	58.50–64.50	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.53/cwt	126.00–140.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	134.25/cwt	128.00–142.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	141.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	118.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	125.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	123.84/cwt	110.00–129.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.32/cwt	129.00–137.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	146.76/cwt	143.00–148.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.45/cwt	123.00–140.00	691	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	145.96/cwt	141.00–152.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	154.01/cwt	149.00–165.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	125.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	574	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,433	773.82/cwt	750.00–800.00	11,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	127.52/cwt	126.00–128.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.48/cwt	145.00–147.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	684	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	744.46/cwt	700.00–790.00	6,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.48/cwt	121.00–145.00	788	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.55/cwt	135.00–160.00	627	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	142.67/cwt	130.00–147.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	127.57/cwt	126.00–131.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.28/cwt	114.00–129.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	544	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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