Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale next week (Sept 7 due to Labor Day)* Compared to last week steer and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, 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 $129.68/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$129.68

149 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	131.14	665	121
Medium and Large 1-2	468	123.34	577	28

One grade step is worth $7.80/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 sale149 hd

129.68

—

MO average15 barns · 7,737 hd

137.73

−8.05

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	1,527	85.10	1,300	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	64.27	934	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	59.04	682	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	49.31	542	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	136.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	887	4
Steers	Large 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	129.23/cwt	127.00–135.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	160.88/cwt	152.00–165.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	124.18/cwt	120.00–127.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	736	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.22/cwt	121.00–125.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.70/cwt	126.00–146.00	644	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	133.91/cwt	126.00–137.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	134.33/cwt	128.00–138.00	570	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	139.01/cwt	134.00–144.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	126.68/cwt	126.00–128.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.37/cwt	118.00–126.50	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.53/cwt	114.00–118.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	124.03/cwt	118.00–135.00	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	128.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	127.96/cwt	121.00–132.00	718	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.31/cwt	121.00–127.00	765	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.47/cwt	135.00–158.00	643	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.88/cwt	128.00–144.00	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	533	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.28/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	114.33/cwt	113.00–116.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	116.78/cwt	116.00–118.00	784	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,358	1,312.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,400.00	17,824	6
Bulls	—	—	1,441	82.51/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	127.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	695	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.57/cwt	145.00–153.00	777	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	54.77/cwt	50.00–61.00	595	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,597	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	62.41/cwt	59.00–66.00	755	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,368	917.06/cwt	840.00–990.00	12,545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,229	802.90/cwt	550.00–900.00	9,868	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	65.08/cwt	61.50–68.00	950	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	855.53/cwt	790.00–930.00	12,063	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	47.94/cwt	44.50–52.00	518	6

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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