Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was light on a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.35/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$115.35

189 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$29.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	124.06	602	63
Medium and Large 1-2	465	116.23	541	96
Medium and Large 2	502	94.21	473	30

One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about $129 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 sale189 hd

115.35

—

MO average15 barns · 7,378 hd

132.04

−16.69

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	1,653	74.04	1,224	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	53.12	735	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	51.76	605	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	39.49	403	18

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	626	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	84.97/cwt	80.00–90.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	102.99/cwt	102.50–105.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.08/cwt	123.00–138.00	614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	146.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	554	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	53.12/cwt	47.50–55.00	735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	31.58/cwt	25.00–35.00	313	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	42.53/cwt	37.50–48.00	440	13
Bulls	—	—	1,470	64.05/cwt	60.00–68.00	942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	74.24/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,184	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	83.83/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	51.76/cwt	44.50–57.00	605	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	765.99/cwt	685.00–875.00	9,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	789	44.13/cwt	32.00–55.50	348	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	803	523.52/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	105.33/cwt	104.00–106.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	127.17/cwt	121.00–132.00	530	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	103.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	127.65/cwt	121.00–130.00	412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.58/cwt	121.00–132.00	657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.76/cwt	125.00–142.00	488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	115.23/cwt	110.00–121.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.01/cwt	121.00–129.00	583	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	96.33/cwt	71.00–105.00	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	112.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.35/cwt	85.00–96.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.33/cwt	121.00–137.00	551	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.34/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	133.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	84.20/cwt	65.00–91.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	121.91/cwt	114.00–126.00	401	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	85.04/cwt	70.00–95.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	115.46/cwt	110.00–122.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	103.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	132.53/cwt	131.00–135.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	134.46/cwt	125.00–140.00	441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	89.88/cwt	85.00–105.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	116.34/cwt	110.00–121.00	560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.10/cwt	95.00–110.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	102.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	91.22/cwt	85.00–100.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	141.40/cwt	139.50–149.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	141.47/cwt	140.00–142.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	103.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	119.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	451	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	121.74/cwt	121.00–123.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	610	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.21/cwt	121.00–125.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.14/cwt	126.00–135.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	110.95/cwt	105.00–118.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.98/cwt	115.00–128.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	89.92/cwt	80.00–100.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	83.01/cwt	70.00–100.00	442	3

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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