Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.12/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$123.12

196 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$9.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	126.25	634	133
Medium and Large 1-2	441	116.51	514	63

One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about $120 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 sale196 hd

123.12

—

MO average20 barns · 7,811 hd

133.88

−10.77

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	1,753	77.19	1,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	55.44	807	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	48.03	593	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	36.74	393	26

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	118.39/cwt	113.00–126.00	373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	114.32/cwt	105.00–121.00	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.93/cwt	112.00–124.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	119.21/cwt	109.00–125.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	116.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	113.51/cwt	112.00–118.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	119.78/cwt	118.00–125.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	130.41/cwt	125.00–140.00	498	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	126.47/cwt	121.00–133.00	532	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.52/cwt	119.00–129.50	650	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	124.70/cwt	116.00–125.50	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.89/cwt	123.00–131.00	598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	121.00/cwt	118.00–121.25	848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.20/cwt	120.00–127.50	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	127.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	129.50/cwt	121.00–136.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	118.08/cwt	110.00–121.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	108.08/cwt	105.00–118.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	121.72/cwt	112.00–125.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	117.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.38/cwt	118.00–138.00	681	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	126.47/cwt	125.00–139.00	606	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.67/cwt	112.00–121.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	131.68/cwt	125.00–140.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	147.43/cwt	143.00–155.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	101.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.07/cwt	112.00–129.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	130.05/cwt	125.00–132.50	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	152.84/cwt	150.00–154.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	146.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	152.09/cwt	150.00–157.00	468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.44/cwt	131.00–142.50	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	133.58/cwt	125.00–137.50	830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.85/cwt	135.00–152.00	614	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.16/cwt	131.00–141.50	793	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	123.74/cwt	123.00–126.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	139.45/cwt	128.00–146.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.14/cwt	121.00–135.00	597	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,156	551.62/cwt	490.00–700.00	6,377	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	75.63/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	82.30/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,500	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	37.97/cwt	37.50–38.50	472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	56.37/cwt	54.00–59.00	732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	47.46/cwt	43.50–53.00	580	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	52.63/cwt	49.50–55.00	764	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	58.24/cwt	56.50–60.00	849	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	43.90/cwt	42.50–44.50	475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	30.04/cwt	25.00–32.50	299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	37.46/cwt	33.00–40.00	410	16

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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