Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-9.00 lower on a light offering and lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.61/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$111.61

116 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$6.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	114.92	552	54
Medium and Large 1-2	446	108.74	485	62

One grade step is worth $6.18/cwt here — about $67 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 sale116 hd

111.61

—

MO average16 barns · 6,656 hd

128.58

−16.97

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	1,837	79.35	1,457	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	54.82	698	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	51.22	624	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	39.37	435	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 and Large 2	—	1,335	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	676.59/cwt	560.00–790.00	8,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	111.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	647	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	13,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	115.31/cwt	114.50–121.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	132.08/cwt	126.00–140.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	149.04/cwt	140.00–152.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.83/cwt	135.00–152.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	542	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.84/cwt	120.00–143.00	737	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.17/cwt	121.00–149.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	133.12/cwt	125.00–139.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.13/cwt	125.00–151.00	524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.68/cwt	123.00–150.00	638	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	118.43/cwt	110.00–128.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	114.05/cwt	110.50–122.00	591	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	109.56/cwt	100.00–116.00	518	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	114.13/cwt	108.00–117.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	113.53/cwt	100.00–116.00	411	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	109.17/cwt	105.00–111.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	108.11/cwt	100.00–116.00	466	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	39.37/cwt	35.00–44.50	435	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	75.76/cwt	74.50–77.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	119.72/cwt	110.00–128.00	439	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	576	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	81.74/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,609	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	55.93/cwt	54.50–57.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	48.87/cwt	43.50–53.50	581	8

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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