Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 16 sale steers and heifers sold 13.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.09/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$133.09

217 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	135.46	664	173
Medium and Large 1-2	476	123.74	589	44

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $75 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 sale217 hd

133.09

—

MO average14 barns · 14,577 hd

140.24

−7.15

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	1,687	72.79	1,228	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	58.16	863	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	46.39	547	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	34.08	342	19

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	678	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.30/cwt	118.00–128.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.61/cwt	157.00–175.00	525	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.18/cwt	135.00–160.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	145.78/cwt	145.00–148.00	378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.98/cwt	131.00–144.00	859	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.53/cwt	134.00–153.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	964	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	923	715.24/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.03/cwt	149.00–162.00	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	151.44/cwt	147.00–158.00	798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	135.00/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	151.11/cwt	148.00–158.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.73/cwt	159.00–173.00	624	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,221	722.38/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,820	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.47/cwt	134.00–153.00	754	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	110.48/cwt	100.00–117.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	120.75/cwt	117.00–124.00	883	7
Bulls	—	—	1,430	69.75/cwt	62.00–75.00	997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,909	77.38/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	166.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	159.39/cwt	156.00–160.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	161.07/cwt	153.00–175.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.38/cwt	114.00–125.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.99/cwt	121.00–138.00	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	143.25/cwt	135.00–146.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	146.95/cwt	139.00–159.00	489	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	126.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.26/cwt	125.00–144.00	640	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.57/cwt	112.00–115.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	127.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.59/cwt	126.00–131.50	737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	127.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	528	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	43.85/cwt	40.00–49.00	511	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	49.57/cwt	43.50–53.00	677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	61.98/cwt	48.00–69.00	953	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.66/cwt	121.00–133.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.04/cwt	135.00–153.00	601	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	781	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.67/cwt	140.00–157.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	151.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	742	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	51.05/cwt	47.00–55.00	616	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	25.25/cwt	24.00–27.00	260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	35.15/cwt	30.00–42.00	353	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	126.69/cwt	115.00–133.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.21/cwt	140.00–153.00	649	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	130.93/cwt	123.00–137.00	800	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	702	4

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →