Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply mooderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.41/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$115.41

123 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	118.47	576	84
Medium and Large 1-2	474	108.80	516	39

One grade step is worth $9.68/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 sale123 hd

115.41

—

MO average17 barns · 5,103 hd

124.99

−9.58

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	1,701	76.12	1,295	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	57.50	801	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,130	57.50	650	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	53.50	662	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	42.24	410	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	151.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,329	822.12/cwt	550.00–1,010.00	10,926	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	123.01/cwt	116.00–127.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.80/cwt	124.00–140.00	709	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	117.59/cwt	113.00–121.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	113.00/cwt	108.00–119.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	123.20/cwt	115.00–128.00	516	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.45/cwt	136.00–151.00	618	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	111.29/cwt	107.00–117.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	101.77/cwt	90.00–110.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	128.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	125.47/cwt	121.00–135.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	111.69/cwt	103.00–116.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	113.58/cwt	105.00–122.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	120.20/cwt	115.00–135.00	335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	122.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	530	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,245.00/cwt	810.00–1,520.00	14,691	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	116.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	102.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	94.69/cwt	92.00–98.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	112.28/cwt	105.00–119.00	405	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	67.85/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	113.12/cwt	109.00–119.00	348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	104.32/cwt	95.00–116.00	594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.52/cwt	134.00–136.00	636	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,157	1,153.33/cwt	910.00–1,400.00	13,344	3
Bulls	—	—	1,789	83.87/cwt	77.50–92.00	1,500	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	57.38/cwt	54.50–60.00	742	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,146	575.69/cwt	470.00–650.00	6,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.64/cwt	95.00–114.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	116.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	134.69/cwt	131.00–139.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	108.47/cwt	105.00–113.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	123.77/cwt	121.00–129.00	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.06/cwt	113.00–125.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	132.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	103.86/cwt	96.00–115.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	107.70/cwt	105.00–116.00	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.47/cwt	115.00–121.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	110.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	134.66/cwt	133.00–136.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	118.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	121.48/cwt	110.00–128.00	582	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	111.51/cwt	104.00–118.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.56/cwt	120.00–141.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.40/cwt	145.00–158.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	120.15/cwt	116.00–125.00	454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.60/cwt	122.00–126.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.79/cwt	113.00–134.00	668	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	116.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	105.38/cwt	101.00–114.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.63/cwt	130.00–144.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	101.68/cwt	101.00–103.00	684	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	41.43/cwt	31.50–48.00	405	9
Bulls	—	—	1,230	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	524	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	51.24/cwt	48.50–54.00	614	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,130	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	58.93/cwt	56.00–66.50	840	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Steers	Large 1	—	473	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	530	3
Steers	Large 1	—	638	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	753	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	564	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	592	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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