Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher under a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.30/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$127.30

102 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	129.98	601	76
Medium and Large 1-2	459	119.45	548	26

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $53 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 sale102 hd

127.30

—

MO average18 barns · 8,966 hd

127.78

−0.48

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	1,305	64.00	835	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	60.17	801	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	54.20	596	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	47.25	423	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	109.76/cwt	108.00–115.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	124.75/cwt	121.00–127.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.43/cwt	159.00–164.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	595.83/cwt	570.00–620.00	6,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,257	792.04/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,956	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	57.51/cwt	53.50–62.00	623	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	50.06/cwt	44.00–52.50	560	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	60.91/cwt	56.00–66.00	829	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	163.48/cwt	150.00–170.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.41/cwt	110.00–123.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	158.64/cwt	151.00–166.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	129.38/cwt	126.00–135.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	140.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	126.82/cwt	118.00–129.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	130.85/cwt	126.00–135.50	633	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	112.60/cwt	108.00–122.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	129.77/cwt	128.00–133.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	116.07/cwt	110.00–126.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	143.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	685	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	125.96/cwt	120.00–133.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.78/cwt	117.00–129.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.23/cwt	124.00–142.00	698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.89/cwt	110.00–126.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	135.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.55/cwt	142.00–149.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.79/cwt	161.00–168.00	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.64/cwt	135.00–160.00	673	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	108.45/cwt	104.00–110.00	625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,030	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.53/cwt	130.00–150.00	604	5

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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