Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.64/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$127.64

118 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$3.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	128.21	633	98
Medium and Large 1-2	471	124.85	589	20

One grade step is worth $3.35/cwt here — about $44 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 sale118 hd

127.64

—

MO average15 barns · 5,219 hd

135.96

−8.32

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	1,622	76.57	1,242	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,120	79.50	890	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	59.20	855	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	56.64	655	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	49.84	500	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.15/cwt	127.00–134.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.39/cwt	110.00–114.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	131.17/cwt	125.00–136.00	568	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.05/cwt	121.00–129.00	603	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.75/cwt	122.00–129.00	660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.14/cwt	122.00–129.00	734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	104.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	122.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.05/cwt	106.00–115.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.83/cwt	126.00–145.00	646	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	127.06/cwt	121.00–135.00	676	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.48/cwt	140.00–153.00	551	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.77/cwt	119.00–127.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	601	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,120	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.99/cwt	51.00–55.50	498	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	44.81/cwt	41.00–49.50	494	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	62.54/cwt	59.50–65.00	952	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	55.02/cwt	53.50–57.50	741	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	55.27/cwt	49.00–58.50	630	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	61.44/cwt	59.00–66.00	746	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	76.95/cwt	71.50–82.50	1,147	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,005.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	12,021	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	931.74/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,967	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,404	844.13/cwt	800.00–880.00	11,852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	784.17/cwt	725.00–860.00	9,802	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,224	1,263.57/cwt	1,125.00–1,470.00	15,466	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,233.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	12,432	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	11,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.60/cwt	129.00–131.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	689	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.67/cwt	148.00–165.00	583	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.69/cwt	145.00–153.50	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	768	8

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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