Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers abd heifers sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.28/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$115.28

193 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	117.90	776	138
Medium and Large 1-2	533	109.50	584	52
Large 1	773	95.00	734	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $42 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 sale193 hd

115.28

—

MO average16 barns · 6,022 hd

128.82

−13.54

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	—	Low	1,748	75.27	1,315	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	59.68	851	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	54.49	672	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	43.91	469	16

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	773	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	127.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	126.60/cwt	124.00–135.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	106.29/cwt	105.50–109.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	123.68/cwt	121.00–127.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	115.86/cwt	110.00–119.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	110.89/cwt	105.00–114.50	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	122.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	121.87/cwt	121.00–125.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.77/cwt	118.00–125.00	703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	932	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	115.80/cwt	115.00–116.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	119.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	100.55/cwt	90.00–105.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	113.32/cwt	111.00–117.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	112.05/cwt	100.00–116.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	122.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	118.35/cwt	110.00–120.50	665	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	136.45/cwt	121.00–140.00	566	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.78/cwt	125.00–146.00	506	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.61/cwt	125.00–129.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	104.16/cwt	101.00–106.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	107.39/cwt	102.00–117.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	111.93/cwt	106.00–119.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	107.51/cwt	104.00–113.00	625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.38/cwt	132.00–133.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.87/cwt	128.00–145.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	126.52/cwt	121.00–129.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	149.21/cwt	142.00–151.50	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	124.16/cwt	123.00–125.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	131.94/cwt	126.00–135.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	127.38/cwt	123.00–134.50	814	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	122.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	118.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.56/cwt	105.00–121.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	610	12
Bulls	Large 1	—	493	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	62.31/cwt	60.00–65.00	925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,879	81.75/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	59.60/cwt	58.00–62.00	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	52.89/cwt	45.00–57.00	634	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	56.43/cwt	55.00–57.50	792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	60.61/cwt	57.50–65.00	869	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	45.18/cwt	39.50–52.00	481	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,465	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	14,560	1

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 →