Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.42/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$134.42

139 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	136.40	742	124
Medium and Large 1-2	549	117.99	647	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $95 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 sale139 hd

134.42

—

MO average18 barns · 8,782 hd

143.76

−9.34

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	1,707	80.24	1,370	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	54.25	736	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	48.59	578	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	35.21	388	18

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	652	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	108.72/cwt	104.00–115.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.00	690	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,565	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	11,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	82.50/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	40.74/cwt	39.50–43.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	127.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.55/cwt	108.00–117.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	36.12/cwt	32.50–42.50	384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	111.99/cwt	106.00–119.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.36/cwt	128.00–133.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	103.44/cwt	101.00–110.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	119.64/cwt	114.00–125.00	461	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	601.04/cwt	530.00–640.00	7,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	107.01/cwt	100.00–117.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	108.24/cwt	103.00–110.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	114.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	128.32/cwt	125.00–141.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	127.59/cwt	125.00–129.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	123.77/cwt	121.00–127.00	713	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	161.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	526	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	119.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.62/cwt	124.00–139.00	698	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	762	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	124.85/cwt	124.00–125.00	583	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	144.22/cwt	125.00–150.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	122.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	144.40/cwt	144.00–145.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	125.48/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.41/cwt	133.00–150.00	705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.09/cwt	125.00–150.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	114.57/cwt	114.00–115.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.05/cwt	122.00–145.00	769	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	125.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	670	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	890.00/cwt	810.00–970.00	9,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	122.56/cwt	121.00–127.00	656	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	114.96/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,053	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	883.33/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	558.31/cwt	490.00–630.00	6,019	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	775	790.00/cwt	750.00–830.00	6,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,010	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	53.10/cwt	49.50–55.00	645	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	30.08/cwt	27.50–33.50	338	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	46.05/cwt	42.00–52.00	542	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	51.70/cwt	50.00–53.50	705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	76.46/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,332	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	55.10/cwt	52.00–58.00	747	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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