Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too small of an offering for a trend comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand light and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.19/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$118.19

76 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$5.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	121.00	559	39
Medium and Large 1	556	115.22	640	37

One grade step is worth $5.77/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale76 hd

118.19

—

MO average14 barns · 4,691 hd

128.49

−10.30

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	1,611	78.35	1,262	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	54.79	871	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	50.09	617	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	42.87	407	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Large 1	—	712	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.27/cwt	129.00–142.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	114.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	106.30/cwt	105.00–106.50	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	126.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	127.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	126.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	121.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	152.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.90/cwt	138.00–153.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	123.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.23/cwt	151.00–152.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.52/cwt	132.00–146.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.05/cwt	145.00–161.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.66/cwt	125.50–144.50	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	890.00/cwt	830.00–950.00	9,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,369	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	808.11/cwt	710.00–950.00	7,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	679.55/cwt	670.00–690.00	8,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,179	739.82/cwt	710.00–780.00	8,722	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	814.36/cwt	790.00–840.00	11,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,207	692.96/cwt	500.00–770.00	8,364	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	74.42/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	80.31/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,389	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	55.44/cwt	52.00–56.50	720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	48.14/cwt	40.00–53.00	582	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	54.79/cwt	53.00–56.00	871	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	42.87/cwt	42.50–44.00	407	4

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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