Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and a few bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.64/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$128.64

154 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	130.49	641	110
Medium and Large 1-2	389	124.01	483	44

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $158 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 sale154 hd

128.64

—

MO average17 barns · 13,189 hd

139.68

−11.04

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	1,265	63.36	802	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,285	74.50	957	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	52.74	778	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	44.15	533	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	36.30	401	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	618	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	144.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	154.24/cwt	152.00–155.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	134.22/cwt	129.00–137.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	157.78/cwt	157.00–160.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	173.23/cwt	164.00–179.00	579	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.79/cwt	135.00–154.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	152.13/cwt	142.00–160.00	814	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.39/cwt	135.00–137.00	697	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.21/cwt	145.00–165.00	726	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,352	802.11/cwt	700.00–925.00	10,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.50/cwt	140.00–165.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	158.56/cwt	145.00–169.00	582	8
Bulls	—	—	1,525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.98/cwt	131.00–155.00	675	25
Bulls	—	—	1,135	57.54/cwt	55.00–60.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	123.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	785	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.46/cwt	122.00–143.00	778	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	42.90/cwt	37.00–47.00	496	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	49.85/cwt	48.50–51.50	669	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	497	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,285	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	36.30/cwt	33.00–38.00	401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	127.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.63/cwt	121.00–129.00	657	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	124.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	392	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	55.86/cwt	50.00–63.00	830	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	46.49/cwt	45.00–49.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	138.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.37/cwt	125.00–128.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	124.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	123.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	141.65/cwt	130.00–151.50	533	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.04/cwt	118.00–127.00	763	6

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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