Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold 6.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.69/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$125.69

137 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	126.80	669	115
Medium and Large 1-2	416	119.89	499	22

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $170 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 sale137 hd

125.69

—

MO average17 barns · 8,638 hd

133.44

−7.75

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	—	Low	1,383	86.29	1,193	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,198	63.30	758	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	54.73	597	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	45.47	436	8thin

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	—	473	130.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	824.35/cwt	695.00–900.00	10,354	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,169	1,230.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,385.00	14,379	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	1,155.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	12,855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	960.00–1,040.00	11,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	8,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	118.94/cwt	115.00–135.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	730	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	697.48/cwt	695.00–700.00	7,902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,264	950.43/cwt	675.00–1,070.00	12,013	8
Bulls	—	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	85.39/cwt	85.00–85.50	965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	130.70/cwt	124.00–133.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	115.43/cwt	115.00–118.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	149.69/cwt	140.00–163.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.53/cwt	137.00–148.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.24/cwt	126.00–140.00	711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.44/cwt	137.00–153.00	621	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	127.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	110.03/cwt	106.00–113.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	143.25/cwt	137.00–150.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.76/cwt	118.00–124.00	700	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	131.46/cwt	128.00–136.00	584	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	118.67/cwt	111.00–123.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	118.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	92.38/cwt	86.00–102.50	1,524	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	45.62/cwt	45.00–46.00	485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	63.10/cwt	58.50–67.00	702	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	51.68/cwt	47.00–56.00	560	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	63.30/cwt	59.50–68.50	758	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	44.61/cwt	40.00–48.00	422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	111.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	124.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	163.96/cwt	159.00–180.50	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.43/cwt	139.00–145.00	840	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.24/cwt	126.00–136.75	856	21

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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