Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.76/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$123.76

181 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	127.67	606	134
Medium and Large 1-2	522	112.62	588	47

One grade step is worth $15.05/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 sale181 hd

123.76

—

MO average16 barns · 6,186 hd

131.01

−7.25

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	1,610	82.33	1,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	57.80	757	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	54.33	624	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	40.16	381	13

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1Fleshy	—	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	37.59/cwt	30.00–47.50	354	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	57.91/cwt	56.00–60.00	733	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	54.28/cwt	54.00–54.50	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.49/cwt	150.00–164.00	737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	124.86/cwt	118.00–128.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	907	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.65/cwt	145.00–153.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	126.94/cwt	121.00–129.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.95/cwt	138.00–156.50	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.10/cwt	155.00–170.00	599	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	141.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	113.83/cwt	108.00–120.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	161.01/cwt	154.00–170.00	525	13
Bulls	—	—	1,753	92.43/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	115.87/cwt	114.00–118.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.78/cwt	115.00–129.50	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	8
Bulls	—	—	1,395	67.18/cwt	60.00–75.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.16/cwt	131.00–156.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	109.13/cwt	105.00–116.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.81/cwt	135.00–156.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.05/cwt	128.00–142.00	702	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.37/cwt	121.00–127.50	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	135.47/cwt	129.00–143.00	444	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	116.07/cwt	107.00–118.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	119.73/cwt	113.00–125.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.37/cwt	121.00–136.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.45/cwt	124.00–139.00	571	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	114.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	97.41/cwt	90.00–105.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.76/cwt	118.00–127.00	697	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	132.52/cwt	128.00–136.00	488	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	697	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	686.48/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,139	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,801	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.78/cwt	156.00–165.00	668	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	118.27/cwt	108.00–121.00	546	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	51.27/cwt	49.00–54.50	536	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	57.80/cwt	56.00–59.50	757	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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