Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.60/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$127.60

213 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$6.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	128.81	655	174
Medium and Large 1-2	440	122.19	538	39

One grade step is worth $6.62/cwt here — about $117 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 sale213 hd

127.60

—

MO average19 barns · 6,718 hd

131.68

−4.08

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	—	Low	1,518	67.53	1,025	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	54.19	813	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	47.78	539	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	40.32	383	21

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	376	134.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	507	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	142.25/cwt	137.00–145.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.07/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	142.68/cwt	130.00–147.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	770	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	120.33/cwt	118.00–123.50	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	178.42/cwt	160.00–184.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	129.65/cwt	120.00–137.00	795	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	130.11/cwt	127.00–140.00	375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	144.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.36/cwt	125.00–136.00	912	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.35/cwt	131.00–161.00	615	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.11/cwt	134.00–155.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.88/cwt	125.00–137.50	645	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	172.66/cwt	167.00–180.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	132.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	573	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.99/cwt	125.00–142.00	696	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	108.44/cwt	105.00–117.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	114.60/cwt	108.00–119.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	792	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	789.30/cwt	635.00–1,000.00	9,551	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	720	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	793	664.66/cwt	535.00–800.00	5,271	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	44.49/cwt	39.00–48.50	473	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	40.15/cwt	34.00–45.00	382	18
Bulls	—	—	1,330	59.27/cwt	56.50–61.00	788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	52.48/cwt	48.00–55.00	641	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,096	894.46/cwt	550.00–1,150.00	9,803	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	47.03/cwt	45.00–49.00	479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	54.93/cwt	50.00–60.50	840	11
Bulls	—	—	1,631	72.48/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	119.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	112.24/cwt	112.00–113.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	116.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.81/cwt	125.00–135.50	779	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.58/cwt	115.00–128.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.73/cwt	110.00–124.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.24/cwt	116.00–121.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	129.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	137.55/cwt	125.00–150.00	455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	148.33/cwt	143.00–154.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.31/cwt	119.00–135.00	734	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.56/cwt	103.00–115.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	120.54/cwt	112.00–126.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	28

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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