Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test due to mud. Slaughter cows and a few bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.48/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$141.48

153 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	143.18	814	119
Medium and Large 1-2	465	137.80	641	26
Large 1	616	128.00	788	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $26 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 sale153 hd

141.48

—

MO average13 barns · 6,782 hd

153.12

−11.65

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	1,614	69.51	1,122	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	57.07	826	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,141	52.18	595	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	36.41	367	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Lean 85-90%	—	900	30.41/cwt	30.00–31.00	274	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	741	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	708.25/cwt	660.00–745.00	9,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	773.68/cwt	560.00–975.00	6,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	148.12/cwt	139.00–155.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	130.78/cwt	123.00–132.75	934	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	152.50/cwt	148.00–156.00	703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	156.52/cwt	155.00–161.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	980	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	37.55/cwt	31.00–41.00	401	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	58.67/cwt	53.50–63.50	838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	47.53/cwt	42.00–51.00	516	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	729.97/cwt	625.00–810.00	9,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.02/cwt	126.00–129.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.02/cwt	145.00–158.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.02/cwt	127.00–138.00	897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	144.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	808	6
Steers	Large 1	—	616	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	788	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	55.77/cwt	52.50–62.50	657	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,454	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.58/cwt	121.00–132.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.05/cwt	140.00–157.50	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.93/cwt	136.00–159.00	657	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	138.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	592	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,460	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	18,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	67.18/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.53/cwt	146.00–156.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	126.95/cwt	121.00–130.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	130.09/cwt	125.00–137.00	567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.80/cwt	128.00–143.75	662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.64/cwt	131.00–156.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.49/cwt	135.00–152.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	125.77/cwt	125.00–126.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	125.72/cwt	122.00–128.50	797	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.06/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	156.13/cwt	150.00–166.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	160.32/cwt	154.00–168.00	527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,134	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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