Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls not tested; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.55/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$130.55

187 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	134.97	724	127
Medium and Large 1-2	529	121.20	641	60

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $82 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 sale187 hd

130.55

—

MO average11 barns · 7,137 hd

146.73

−16.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	56.37	834	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	47.12	544	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	33.39	321	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	57.49/cwt	52.00–62.50	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	33.39/cwt	28.00–38.00	321	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	43.03/cwt	38.50–45.00	485	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	53.25/cwt	46.00–60.00	636	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	532.43/cwt	385.00–750.00	5,644	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	924.67/cwt	855.00–960.00	9,848	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,177	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,136	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	9,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.44/cwt	103.00–118.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.16/cwt	145.00–160.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	134.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	127.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	422	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.61/cwt	120.00–150.00	688	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.77/cwt	123.00–126.50	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	158.48/cwt	156.00–162.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	122.63/cwt	121.50–123.50	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.08/cwt	145.50–150.00	549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.35/cwt	152.00–161.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.35/cwt	123.00–127.50	704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	138.25/cwt	133.50–142.50	665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.66/cwt	123.50–142.00	698	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.38/cwt	106.00–112.50	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	116.02/cwt	114.50–118.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	129.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.53/cwt	128.00–133.50	554	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.09/cwt	115.50–119.50	667	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	1

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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