Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.95/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$127.95

159 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$10.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	129.53	606	134
Medium and Large 1-2	490	119.48	586	25

One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $20 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 sale159 hd

127.95

—

MO average18 barns · 8,899 hd

126.42

+1.53

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	1,728	81.64	1,411	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	60.21	776	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	55.98	607	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	42.02	440	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Medium and Large 1	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	42.02/cwt	30.00–47.00	440	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	60.21/cwt	58.00–62.00	776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	60.55/cwt	58.50–65.00	681	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	50.49/cwt	45.00–54.00	524	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	84.96/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.56/cwt	140.00–159.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.11/cwt	146.00–158.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	128.31/cwt	121.00–139.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.12/cwt	132.00–136.00	707	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	136.66/cwt	128.00–142.00	661	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	118.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	135.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	119.38/cwt	105.00–121.50	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	133.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	130.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	129.15/cwt	126.00–131.00	602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.86/cwt	125.00–137.00	552	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.33/cwt	125.00–133.50	670	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	119.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	124.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	117.15/cwt	115.00–119.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	701	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	157.37/cwt	147.00–164.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.42/cwt	146.00–159.00	724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.26/cwt	142.00–152.00	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.70/cwt	136.00–145.00	803	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	584	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	123.49/cwt	116.00–126.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	133.88/cwt	120.00–139.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	141.00–152.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	847	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	679.25/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,468	1

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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