Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.23/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$127.23

144 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.08

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	131.22	682	82
Medium and Large 1-2	493	121.96	601	62

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $81 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 sale144 hd

127.23

—

MO average17 barns · 7,059 hd

136.32

−9.08

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	1,667	82.74	1,379	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	63.33	866	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	56.20	623	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	46.24	473	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	736	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	120.27/cwt	111.00–125.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	116.13/cwt	112.00–119.00	794	7
Bulls	—	—	1,646	76.82/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,264	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	116.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	693	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	127.13/cwt	125.00–130.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.80/cwt	121.00–127.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.33/cwt	116.00–129.00	767	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	112.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.58/cwt	130.00–146.00	645	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.87/cwt	136.00–160.00	551	5
Bulls	—	—	1,699	91.61/cwt	83.50–96.50	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	134.26/cwt	132.00–141.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.39/cwt	115.00–131.00	590	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.92/cwt	122.00–126.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.18/cwt	108.00–113.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.29/cwt	124.00–131.00	742	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	119.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	136.81/cwt	129.00–145.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	137.57/cwt	132.00–141.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.18/cwt	125.00–134.00	683	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	129.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	125.73/cwt	121.00–131.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	131.73/cwt	129.00–133.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.36/cwt	129.00–145.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	141.12/cwt	129.00–148.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	152.54/cwt	145.00–156.00	813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	130.83/cwt	125.00–145.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.16/cwt	129.00–138.00	832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	818	131.90/cwt	131.90–131.90	1,079	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	691	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,060.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	10,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.05/cwt	140.00–151.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,546	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	48.95/cwt	45.00–52.50	509	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	62.49/cwt	58.00–65.00	734	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	55.01/cwt	50.00–58.50	589	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.88/cwt	61.00–67.50	903	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	276	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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