Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.58/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$117.58

112 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	122.15	638	76
Medium and Large 1-2	540	107.92	583	36

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $55 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 sale112 hd

117.58

—

MO average17 barns · 4,539 hd

128.93

−11.35

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	1,667	79.52	1,325	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	55.00	820	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	48.82	582	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	42.38	424	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	115.96/cwt	107.00–121.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.26/cwt	119.00–124.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	135.78/cwt	128.00–139.00	498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	123.93/cwt	111.00–134.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	127.10/cwt	125.00–129.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	107.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.36/cwt	130.00–141.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	120.24/cwt	108.00–123.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.62/cwt	118.00–120.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	153.67/cwt	145.00–165.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.00/cwt	145.00–160.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.27/cwt	134.00–145.00	649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	509	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,030.96/cwt	1,025.00–1,035.00	12,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,207	956.80/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	11,549	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,726	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	722.46/cwt	710.00–735.00	6,452	2
Steers	Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	46.27/cwt	40.00–49.00	532	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	107.40/cwt	100.00–115.00	659	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	55.91/cwt	50.50–63.00	836	11
Bulls	—	—	1,546	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,275	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	52.89/cwt	49.50–57.00	646	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	146.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	120.71/cwt	119.00–125.00	569	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	435	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	41.80/cwt	39.00–45.00	422	8
Bulls	—	—	1,818	75.83/cwt	72.50–77.50	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	95.74/cwt	90.00–108.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	99.64/cwt	90.00–108.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	157.13/cwt	149.00–160.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	114.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.57/cwt	133.00–138.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	106.18/cwt	100.00–112.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	412	3

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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