Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$119.42

188 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	123.11	658	114
Medium and Large 1-2	517	113.74	588	74

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $70 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 sale188 hd

119.42

—

MO average17 barns · 11,112 hd

133.82

−14.39

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	1,757	75.63	1,329	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	52.60	710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	48.57	578	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	41.38	424	23

Every lot, as filed

61 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	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	489	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	111.17/cwt	110.00–121.00	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	111.09/cwt	110.00–112.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.77/cwt	119.00–135.00	814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.93/cwt	125.00–129.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.11/cwt	153.00–162.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.33/cwt	166.00–173.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.61/cwt	121.00–125.00	704	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	148.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	125.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	162.24/cwt	157.00–166.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	144.15/cwt	130.00–150.50	773	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	117.08/cwt	112.00–124.00	725	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	131.32/cwt	126.00–142.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	138.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.86/cwt	112.00–123.75	749	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	857.39/cwt	710.00–910.00	9,860	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	758	708.45/cwt	610.00–800.00	5,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	47.03/cwt	46.00–48.00	529	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	54.13/cwt	50.50–57.00	723	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	54.13/cwt	50.00–57.00	663	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	45.61/cwt	42.00–48.50	535	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	41.25/cwt	37.50–46.00	420	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.30/cwt	121.00–132.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	115.71/cwt	105.00–125.00	478	16
Bulls	—	—	1,794	78.70/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	111.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	114.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	587	11
Bulls	—	—	1,645	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	126.85/cwt	125.00–133.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	108.23/cwt	100.00–112.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	110.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	115.38/cwt	105.00–120.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	120.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	787	12

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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