Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.58/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$129.58

160 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

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	132.74	652	126
Medium and Large 1-2	478	117.90	563	34

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $88 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 sale160 hd

129.58

—

MO average16 barns · 6,824 hd

137.31

−7.73

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	—	High	1,747	80.05	1,398	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	58.96	847	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	51.33	590	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	32.16	336	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	674	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	901	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.70/cwt	125.00–141.00	691	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.23/cwt	135.00–155.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.16/cwt	125.00–145.00	656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.84/cwt	124.00–139.50	755	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,277	783.39/cwt	675.00–850.00	10,004	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,059	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,296	764.42/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,907	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	757.76/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,714	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	858	587.17/cwt	475.00–700.00	5,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	663.22/cwt	620.00–700.00	7,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.64/cwt	148.00–162.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.36/cwt	151.00–160.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.52/cwt	124.00–140.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	164.67/cwt	150.00–173.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.00/cwt	151.00–167.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	847	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	131.96/cwt	125.00–139.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.41/cwt	125.00–146.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.81/cwt	155.00–164.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.85/cwt	125.00–142.00	623	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	540	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	676	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	129.42/cwt	121.00–132.00	984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.76/cwt	137.00–157.00	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	146.48/cwt	145.00–147.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	145.57/cwt	142.00–149.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	122.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	112.47/cwt	100.00–121.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	641	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	35.54/cwt	33.00–39.00	368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	44.89/cwt	39.00–50.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	119.31/cwt	116.00–121.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	124.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	138.11/cwt	125.00–149.00	597	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.37/cwt	125.00–139.00	622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,747	80.05/cwt	70.00–84.50	1,398	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	54.76/cwt	50.00–64.00	623	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	58.96/cwt	55.00–67.50	847	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	235	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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