Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 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 $115.63/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$115.63

129 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	120.00	650	79
Medium and Large 1-2	508	108.72	552	50

One grade step is worth $11.28/cwt here — about $98 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 sale129 hd

115.63

—

MO average16 barns · 7,262 hd

130.84

−15.21

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	1,860	78.61	1,462	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	58.67	927	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	51.00	644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	37.42	333	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	575	120.96/cwt	118.00–123.50	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	111.09/cwt	105.00–118.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	111.24/cwt	106.00–115.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	119.88/cwt	119.50–121.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	125.48/cwt	118.00–130.00	589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	115.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	111.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	129.42/cwt	124.00–136.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	106.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	124.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	112.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	112.47/cwt	110.00–121.00	426	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	118.20/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	118.39/cwt	114.00–122.00	617	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.53/cwt	112.00–129.00	580	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	133.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	119.82/cwt	113.00–122.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	126.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	110.69/cwt	105.00–117.00	705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,259	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	107.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	103.60/cwt	101.00–106.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	105.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	129.91/cwt	125.00–140.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	120.71/cwt	118.00–123.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	148.45/cwt	138.00–155.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	124.25/cwt	123.00–124.50	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	140.88/cwt	138.00–145.00	617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.51/cwt	121.00–127.50	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.25/cwt	123.00–134.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	118.87/cwt	115.00–121.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	142.78/cwt	142.00–145.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	122.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	75.47/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	80.97/cwt	77.50–84.00	1,474	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	60.32/cwt	57.50–65.00	817	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	47.89/cwt	41.50–53.50	590	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	53.13/cwt	52.50–54.00	881	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	60.88/cwt	57.50–65.00	942	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	44.13/cwt	43.50–45.00	374	2

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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