Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale next week June 29 due to the 4th of July*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, 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 $122.93/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$122.93

100 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	127.04	699	65
Medium and Large 1-2	486	117.38	571	32
Medium 2	452	93.00	420	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.04/cwt here — about $278 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 sale100 hd

122.93

—

MO average16 barns · 7,366 hd

131.89

−8.97

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	1,459	88.72	1,295	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	65.50	1,100	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	58.65	653	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	49.87	454	9thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	428	128.13/cwt	121.00–135.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.46/cwt	119.00–128.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	125.50/cwt	122.50–139.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	452	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.17/cwt	126.00–131.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	124.53/cwt	120.00–137.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	115.90/cwt	111.00–124.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	110.50/cwt	109.00–111.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.41/cwt	130.00–144.50	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	149.37/cwt	146.00–150.00	801	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.03/cwt	121.00–133.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	112.78/cwt	106.00–115.00	686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	856.90/cwt	810.00–890.00	10,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.89/cwt	119.00–133.00	740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	111.14/cwt	106.00–115.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	48.47/cwt	43.00–51.00	445	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	54.78/cwt	53.00–56.00	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	56.10/cwt	53.00–59.00	599	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	63.74/cwt	61.50–65.50	770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,120	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,323	87.05/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.76/cwt	115.00–133.00	718	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	116.63/cwt	111.00–119.50	786	12
Bulls	—	—	1,833	102.10/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	109.57/cwt	103.00–116.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	119.61/cwt	110.00–121.50	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.13/cwt	124.00–133.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	132.68/cwt	125.00–148.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	572	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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