Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$128.25

83 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	129.25	677	68
Large 1	575	126.00	725	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	486	123.15	599	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $79 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 sale83 hd

128.25

—

MO average18 barns · 6,995 hd

134.35

−6.10

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	1,484	93.57	1,389	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	67.97	926	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,063	64.05	681	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	56.89	538	13

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	573	135.12/cwt	126.00–138.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	66.17/cwt	58.00–71.50	710	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	60.12/cwt	56.00–62.00	627	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	54.09/cwt	50.00–56.00	507	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	67.97/cwt	65.00–71.00	926	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	60.15/cwt	58.00–63.00	575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	785.30/cwt	760.00–810.00	9,816	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,154	779.04/cwt	725.00–830.00	8,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.57/cwt	133.00–135.50	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.18/cwt	150.00–161.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.46/cwt	135.00–150.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.41/cwt	149.00–160.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	174.85/cwt	166.00–178.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.83/cwt	138.00–159.00	758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	137.71/cwt	134.00–150.00	588	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.56/cwt	124.00–134.00	656	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.77/cwt	121.00–125.00	781	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	144.14/cwt	141.00–145.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.43/cwt	125.00–142.00	761	17
Bulls	—	—	1,600	96.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.89/cwt	128.00–143.00	700	11
Bulls	—	—	1,310	89.83/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	111.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.54/cwt	128.00–146.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.30/cwt	107.00–112.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	108.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	124.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	17,082	1

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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