Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale next Monday, September 5 due to labor day*

Compared to last week. steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.55/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$124.55

169 head · 513 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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	127.67	647	129
Medium and Large 1-2	534	114.51	612	40

One grade step is worth $13.16/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 sale169 hd

124.55

—

MO average19 barns · 925 hd

120.82

+3.74

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	1,537	77.96	1,198	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	57.03	655	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,144	56.82	650	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	39.29	398	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	390	124.34/cwt	110.00–128.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.14/cwt	122.00–129.00	425	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	43.07/cwt	37.00–48.50	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	52.51/cwt	52.51–52.51	480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,078	58.98/cwt	58.50–59.50	636	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	60.32/cwt	56.50–62.50	675	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	53.41/cwt	49.50–56.00	631	10
Bulls	—	—	1,503	70.31/cwt	65.00–75.50	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	121.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.38/cwt	121.00–132.50	674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	124.24/cwt	121.50–127.50	722	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	133.46/cwt	126.00–135.00	508	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.52/cwt	126.00–132.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	134.02/cwt	128.00–138.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	111.72/cwt	100.00–121.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	116.44/cwt	110.00–125.00	487	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	110.83/cwt	103.00–115.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	116.71/cwt	115.00–118.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.82/cwt	115.00–128.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	111.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	125.50/cwt	121.00–133.00	655	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.95/cwt	121.00–142.00	634	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	137.35/cwt	130.00–145.00	507	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.98/cwt	124.00–142.00	572	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.43/cwt	110.00–121.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.31/cwt	118.00–125.50	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	106.71/cwt	105.00–108.50	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	142.28/cwt	141.00–143.00	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	137.97/cwt	134.00–145.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.54/cwt	125.00–136.25	830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.69/cwt	129.00–147.00	756	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.73/cwt	146.00–158.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	134.71/cwt	131.00–147.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	124.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	149.52/cwt	144.00–155.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.22/cwt	128.00–150.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	116.95/cwt	112.00–125.00	554	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.61/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	738	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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