Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and beifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.67/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$123.67

217 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	126.02	685	174
Medium and Large 1-2	524	114.13	598	43

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $88 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 sale217 hd

123.67

—

MO average16 barns · 8,446 hd

130.48

−6.81

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	1,671	91.07	1,522	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	64.50	837	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	61.55	718	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	52.33	503	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	63.60/cwt	60.00–69.00	752	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	58.26/cwt	54.50–62.00	665	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,083	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	918	753.35/cwt	700.00–810.00	6,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	665.16/cwt	575.00–780.00	7,131	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.19/cwt	140.00–143.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	130.97/cwt	128.00–140.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	150.97/cwt	144.00–158.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.57/cwt	118.00–129.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	137.95/cwt	131.00–140.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	101.09/cwt	95.00–114.00	689	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,249	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	129.61/cwt	123.00–138.00	625	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	107.89/cwt	100.00–116.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	143.13/cwt	138.00–147.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	111.44/cwt	105.00–116.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	117.79/cwt	115.00–123.00	501	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	89.10/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.16/cwt	128.00–141.00	641	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	108.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	789	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.39/cwt	117.00–128.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.67/cwt	131.00–150.00	538	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.97/cwt	115.00–123.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	146.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.37/cwt	125.00–138.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	886	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	118.94/cwt	114.00–125.00	745	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	108.32/cwt	101.00–115.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	128.18/cwt	122.00–135.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	116.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	110.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	115.33/cwt	101.00–121.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.01/cwt	123.00–133.50	684	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	126.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	544	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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