Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too small of an offering for a test comparison, lower undertones noted. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls not tested. Demand light and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.89/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$117.89

46 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$16.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	121.06	562	37
Medium and Large 1-2	523	104.88	549	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.18/cwt here — about $13 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 sale46 hd

117.89

—

MO average15 barns · 4,704 hd

131.83

−13.93

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	1,718	82.75	1,421	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,212	56.19	681	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	54.86	601	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	821	42.65	350	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	121.74/cwt	121.00–124.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.38/cwt	145.00–148.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.17/cwt	145.00–154.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	3
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	960	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	937.50/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	9,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	872.16/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,579	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	928.33/cwt	750.00–1,085.00	10,054	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	113.72/cwt	111.00–118.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.92/cwt	141.00–152.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	158.33/cwt	154.00–165.00	581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	156.23/cwt	143.00–158.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	102.01/cwt	99.00–103.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	124.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	124.72/cwt	123.00–126.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	115.65/cwt	113.00–118.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	500	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	53.28/cwt	51.00–55.00	637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	44.89/cwt	44.00–46.00	320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	41.53/cwt	36.00–46.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	126.76/cwt	126.00–129.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	117.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	122.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	507	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	50.13/cwt	48.00–55.00	483	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	59.00/cwt	56.00–61.50	714	8

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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