Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 400-500 lb steers and 400 lbs heifers sold 6.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.55/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$129.55

180 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	132.97	632	125
Medium and Large 1-2	461	121.78	562	55

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $71 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 sale180 hd

129.55

—

MO average17 barns · 9,502 hd

134.92

−5.37

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	1,557	86.76	1,351	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,152	59.65	687	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,043	56.27	587	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	42.47	416	7thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	594	136.50/cwt	136.00–138.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	164.80/cwt	155.00–168.75	630	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	105.99/cwt	100.00–113.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	133.20/cwt	131.00–139.00	574	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	138.05/cwt	131.00–141.00	474	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	7,576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	853	785.00/cwt	660.00–910.00	6,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,232	732.01/cwt	485.00–900.00	9,018	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	593.16/cwt	575.00–610.00	5,487	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	41.21/cwt	35.00–49.00	411	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	62.17/cwt	59.00–68.50	723	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	53.97/cwt	51.50–58.50	538	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	848	54.60/cwt	51.00–57.50	463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	63.02/cwt	62.50–63.50	854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	90.86/cwt	86.50–94.50	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	136.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	696	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	126.05/cwt	122.00–135.00	729	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	144.65/cwt	131.00–150.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.16/cwt	145.00–161.00	723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.67/cwt	121.00–135.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	124.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	157.05/cwt	152.00–160.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	147.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	161.50/cwt	155.00–168.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	120.49/cwt	119.00–121.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	121.28/cwt	115.00–135.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	136.85/cwt	131.00–143.00	505	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	125.39/cwt	125.00–126.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.63/cwt	125.00–126.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	123.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	129.27/cwt	125.00–136.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	125.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	144.62/cwt	137.00–153.00	674	13
Bulls	—	—	1,463	76.51/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	134.98/cwt	123.00–145.00	566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	147.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	104.39/cwt	101.00–114.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	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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