Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 7.00 higher, heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.99/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$129.99

138 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	131.62	675	123
Medium and Large 1-2	542	116.66	632	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $43 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 sale138 hd

129.99

—

MO average21 barns · 1,375 hd

119.74

+10.25

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	1,699	81.09	1,378	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	54.95	880	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	48.04	548	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	40.05	395	17

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	750	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	118.64/cwt	116.00–124.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	683	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	126.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	115.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	715	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	57.43/cwt	54.50–59.00	922	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	40.71/cwt	38.00–42.50	519	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	29.50/cwt	29.50–29.50	240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	52.46/cwt	51.00–53.50	839	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	40.12/cwt	30.00–49.00	401	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	47.17/cwt	42.00–52.00	533	25
Bulls	—	—	1,623	77.52/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,258	7
Bulls	—	—	1,766	84.22/cwt	81.50–87.00	1,487	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	55.33/cwt	52.50–58.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	130.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.36/cwt	125.00–145.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	110.13/cwt	105.00–117.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	129.60/cwt	128.00–135.00	478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	127.32/cwt	123.00–131.00	614	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.72/cwt	117.00–124.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	114.11/cwt	113.00–118.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.25/cwt	143.00–166.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	135.84/cwt	128.00–147.00	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.36/cwt	130.00–150.00	606	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	125.09/cwt	121.00–135.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.45/cwt	130.00–152.00	509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.48/cwt	117.00–125.00	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.98/cwt	121.00–136.00	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.68/cwt	121.00–132.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.14/cwt	125.00–147.00	644	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.37/cwt	135.00–138.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	121.83/cwt	116.00–124.00	581	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	632.51/cwt	485.00–750.00	7,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.68/cwt	133.00–134.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	562.71/cwt	530.00–650.00	6,370	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	628.77/cwt	530.00–710.00	7,419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	722.98/cwt	680.00–790.00	7,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.94/cwt	115.00–128.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,466	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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