Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enought feeders to test the market, undertones of 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold steady, bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand not tested and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.85/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$123.85

92 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	129.69	619	54
Medium and Large 1-2	552	115.55	638	38

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale92 hd

123.85

—

MO average17 barns · 6,104 hd

139.25

−15.40

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	1,633	76.01	1,241	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	62.62	897	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	54.97	614	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	43.30	431	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	128.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	159.83/cwt	155.00–164.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	151.24/cwt	149.00–152.00	587	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,455	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,406	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	62.62/cwt	61.50–64.50	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.92/cwt	163.00–170.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.22/cwt	156.00–179.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	52.93/cwt	45.00–57.50	611	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	41.69/cwt	35.00–46.00	422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	149.20/cwt	143.00–155.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	114.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	768	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	781.47/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	129.53/cwt	117.00–134.00	786	13
Bulls	—	—	1,807	83.53/cwt	77.00–87.50	1,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.82/cwt	125.00–152.00	653	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	64.72/cwt	42.50–75.50	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	753	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	119.75/cwt	118.00–125.00	479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	59.35/cwt	49.50–65.00	614	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	49.76/cwt	48.00–51.50	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	137.58/cwt	134.00–143.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	133.21/cwt	129.00–137.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	129.68/cwt	127.00–132.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	116.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.25/cwt	122.00–131.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	127.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	110.29/cwt	108.00–117.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	136.33/cwt	130.00–141.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	131.70/cwt	129.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	114.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	13

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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