Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.53/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$128.53

212 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$10.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	131.27	581	157
Medium and Large 1-2	461	120.70	556	55

One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $25 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 sale212 hd

128.53

—

MO average17 barns · 6,863 hd

137.66

−9.13

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	—	Low	1,441	71.17	1,026	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	59.52	847	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	52.24	569	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	37.50	366	21

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	435	144.39/cwt	142.00–145.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	157.61/cwt	149.00–163.00	763	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.60/cwt	126.00–132.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	118.66/cwt	110.00–125.00	726	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	145.42/cwt	135.00–151.00	701	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	123.69/cwt	122.00–129.00	538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,025	51.86/cwt	51.50–52.50	532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	83.43/cwt	78.00–96.50	1,379	5
Bulls	—	—	1,468	70.69/cwt	58.50–75.00	1,038	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	880	1,108.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	9,753	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,238	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	42.96/cwt	42.50–43.50	487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	54.90/cwt	52.00–57.00	721	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	28.19/cwt	25.00–30.00	255	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.69/cwt	56.00–59.00	698	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	62.16/cwt	59.50–67.00	924	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	39.57/cwt	30.00–47.00	387	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	51.43/cwt	45.00–55.50	543	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	47.83/cwt	47.50–48.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	157.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	123.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	166.73/cwt	156.00–176.00	624	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	145.24/cwt	145.00–146.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	163.27/cwt	161.00–167.00	529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.93/cwt	142.00–157.00	762	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	136.11/cwt	135.00–139.00	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	138.31/cwt	130.00–141.50	450	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.91/cwt	123.00–140.00	566	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	129.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	121.60/cwt	113.00–126.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	136.66/cwt	128.00–142.00	515	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	122.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	721	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	126.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.38/cwt	116.00–128.00	579	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.93/cwt	121.00–139.00	604	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	126.73/cwt	120.00–136.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	116.07/cwt	110.00–122.00	619	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	14,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	1,171.25/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,164	877.00/cwt	750.00–985.00	10,208	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	1,000.00/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	11,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	149.44/cwt	136.00–155.00	487	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	687.46/cwt	610.00–760.00	7,858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	808.75/cwt	800.00–835.00	8,937	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	898.33/cwt	695.00–1,000.00	10,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	863.40/cwt	725.00–1,010.00	10,171	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	755	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	699.68/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.57/cwt	121.00–131.50	725	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.78/cwt	150.00–166.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	115.44/cwt	111.00–119.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.26/cwt	140.00–157.00	638	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.28/cwt	131.00–145.00	720	15

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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