Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.05/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$123.05

147 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$37.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	126.55	663	114
Medium and Large 1-2	463	115.72	536	27
Medium 2	353	89.50	315	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $347 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 sale147 hd

123.05

—

MO average19 barns · 6,815 hd

135.21

−12.16

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	1,593	69.33	1,104	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	57.30	746	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	53.53	651	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	43.70	433	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	125.12/cwt	119.00–131.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	134.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	936	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.96/cwt	127.00–142.00	704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	134.43/cwt	126.00–139.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.04/cwt	126.00–132.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.93/cwt	137.00–149.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.30/cwt	135.00–147.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	137.77/cwt	131.00–143.00	460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	126.25/cwt	124.50–128.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	138.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	3
Steers	Large 1	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	119.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	108.93/cwt	101.00–113.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	123.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.34/cwt	121.00–132.50	739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.47/cwt	121.00–131.00	603	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	121.47/cwt	115.00–127.50	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	133.63/cwt	121.00–141.00	557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	123.41/cwt	119.00–128.00	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	126.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	120.82/cwt	118.00–121.50	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	125.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	130.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	279	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,204	801.83/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,654	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,441	779.66/cwt	765.00–810.00	11,235	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	39.38/cwt	35.00–44.00	353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	43.76/cwt	42.00–45.00	517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.13/cwt	49.00–51.50	474	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	58.25/cwt	58.00–58.50	736	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	55.39/cwt	54.00–56.50	764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	50.63/cwt	45.00–55.00	611	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	60.12/cwt	57.00–66.50	742	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	126.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	118.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	110.94/cwt	103.00–115.00	626	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,030.00/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	11,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	69.62/cwt	67.50–72.50	1,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	116.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	111.35/cwt	100.00–115.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.53/cwt	118.00–121.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	128.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	137.62/cwt	137.50–138.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	618	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	122.27/cwt	121.00–125.00	591	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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