Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 4.00-9.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.23/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$116.23

131 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.24

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	119.57	695	64
Medium and Large 1-2	550	113.04	622	67

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $74 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 sale131 hd

116.23

—

MO average15 barns · 7,066 hd

132.47

−16.24

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	1,627	70.37	1,145	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	44.45	645	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	41.60	514	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	30.39	316	12

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.03/cwt	128.00–135.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.04/cwt	131.00–136.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	650	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.72/cwt	122.00–137.00	673	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	118.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	8
Bulls	—	—	1,328	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	70.41/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	74.24/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	123.81/cwt	121.00–130.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	120.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	650	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	113.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	117.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	104.65/cwt	100.00–114.00	697	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	49.62/cwt	48.00–51.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	34.99/cwt	32.50–37.50	475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	41.80/cwt	35.50–47.00	502	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	44.45/cwt	41.00–49.00	645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	33.32/cwt	30.00–39.50	352	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	28.29/cwt	24.00–33.00	291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.72/cwt	128.00–149.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.81/cwt	134.00–151.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.49/cwt	147.50–161.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	160.32/cwt	154.00–164.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.49/cwt	149.00–169.00	507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.45/cwt	125.00–142.00	932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.71/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	111.66/cwt	108.00–118.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	117.54/cwt	110.00–125.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	113.10/cwt	105.00–121.00	651	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	960	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	765	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,274	626.19/cwt	475.00–745.00	7,978	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	656.42/cwt	640.00–675.00	7,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	153.14/cwt	136.00–158.00	576	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.77/cwt	118.00–126.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.67/cwt	140.00–151.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.20/cwt	125.00–129.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	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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