Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.51/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$133.51

113 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	138.79	686	59
Large 1-2	493	130.89	646	9thin
Large 1	605	130.00	787	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	504	126.92	639	42

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $47 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 sale113 hd

133.51

—

MO average16 barns · 6,074 hd

137.05

−3.53

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	1,524	80.37	1,225	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	58.65	670	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	54.46	548	7thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	625	133.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	89.75/cwt	80.00–95.00	415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	128.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	146.50/cwt	136.00–152.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.85/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.17/cwt	139.00–144.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	668	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	670	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	496	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	815	56.65/cwt	54.00–59.50	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.66/cwt	141.00–145.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.66/cwt	145.00–149.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	811	4
Steers	Large 1	—	350	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.18/cwt	129.00–137.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	798	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	141.88/cwt	136.00–148.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	4
Steers	Large 1	—	528	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	129.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	801	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	125.62/cwt	125.00–127.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	933	6
Steers	Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.64/cwt	129.00–138.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	718	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.68/cwt	115.00–128.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	165.01/cwt	157.00–170.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.16/cwt	137.00–144.00	676	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	582	127.33/cwt	126.00–128.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	64.50/cwt	60.00–69.00	700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	57.02/cwt	52.00–60.50	673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	508	1
Bulls	—	—	2,395	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,227	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,048	70.73/cwt	68.00–72.00	741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	54.34/cwt	50.00–58.00	521	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	84.45/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.29/cwt	137.00–144.50	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.32/cwt	118.00–127.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.19/cwt	121.00–132.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	142.11/cwt	139.00–146.00	466	7

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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