Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower under a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply very light

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.64/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$124.64

88 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	127.28	597	75
Medium and Large 1-2	670	109.38	733	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about −$137 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

124.64

—

MO average13 barns · 3,091 hd

130.31

−5.67

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	1,812	85.91	1,556	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	65.02	943	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	58.75	660	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	48.31	425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	121.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	130.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	131.78/cwt	127.00–135.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	125.41/cwt	124.00–127.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.87/cwt	128.00–135.50	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.52/cwt	123.00–130.00	604	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,560	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	13,884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	817.62/cwt	800.00–830.00	10,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	82.37/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	64.80/cwt	59.00–70.00	807	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	54.43/cwt	52.00–58.50	564	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	66.08/cwt	62.00–75.00	981	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	48.31/cwt	47.50–49.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	139.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.67/cwt	132.00–140.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.34/cwt	142.00–145.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	113.17/cwt	107.00–118.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	139.52/cwt	128.00–144.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.18/cwt	124.00–130.50	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.87/cwt	126.50–144.00	641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	4

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →