Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week,600 lbs steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher with less quality than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.52/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$128.52

137 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	130.54	625	99
Medium and Large 1-2	458	123.26	565	38

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about $60 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 sale137 hd

128.52

—

MO average18 barns · 9,242 hd

133.99

−5.47

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	1,693	80.34	1,360	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	57.87	888	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	51.64	618	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	44.48	450	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,239	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	826.22/cwt	810.00–840.00	11,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	135.31/cwt	127.00–140.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	122.71/cwt	121.00–123.50	837	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	151.72/cwt	145.00–160.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.30/cwt	148.00–162.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	151.75/cwt	126.00–161.50	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	125.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.55/cwt	118.00–134.00	750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.82/cwt	143.00–154.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.24/cwt	133.00–138.50	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	119.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	131.59/cwt	125.00–141.00	568	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.97/cwt	126.00–150.50	503	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	145.77/cwt	145.00–147.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	136.85/cwt	135.50–141.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	118.40/cwt	108.00–121.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	126.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	622	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	51.05/cwt	45.00–54.50	607	20
Bulls	—	—	1,569	75.77/cwt	67.00–80.50	1,189	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	43.63/cwt	40.00–47.00	442	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	132.59/cwt	125.00–137.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	117.77/cwt	115.00–126.00	784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	742.33/cwt	650.00–920.00	9,168	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	58.33/cwt	58.00–59.00	907	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	120.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	529	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	122.92/cwt	122.00–125.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.82/cwt	129.00–134.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.48/cwt	135.00–155.25	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.60/cwt	125.00–149.00	666	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	143.67/cwt	140.00–151.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	123.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.20/cwt	120.00–132.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	133.33/cwt	128.00–135.00	644	9

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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