Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 14 sale steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher,and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.47/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$123.47

196 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	124.95	688	167
Medium and Large 1-2	507	114.90	583	29

One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $105 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 sale196 hd

123.47

—

MO average7 barns · 5,166 hd

127.75

−4.29

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	1,735	75.73	1,314	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	48.87	683	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	48.50	536	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	38.55	367	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,638	68.96/cwt	68.50–69.50	1,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	79.12/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	45.17/cwt	41.50–50.50	505	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	45.65/cwt	43.00–48.50	638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	53.71/cwt	52.50–55.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	38.55/cwt	30.00–43.00	367	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	151.00/cwt	145.00–169.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	169.24/cwt	167.00–170.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	120.95/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.31/cwt	158.00–161.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	127.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	156.27/cwt	152.00–160.00	433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	751	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	135.21/cwt	131.00–142.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.79/cwt	114.00–132.00	739	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	116.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	113.25/cwt	110.00–117.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.19/cwt	135.00–163.00	787	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.19/cwt	121.00–135.00	610	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	129.34/cwt	125.00–133.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.33/cwt	125.00–139.00	552	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	649	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	117.78/cwt	115.50–120.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	113.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	128.13/cwt	118.00–133.00	716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	118.78/cwt	115.00–126.00	398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	720.86/cwt	610.00–830.00	9,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	115.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	52.66/cwt	47.50–57.00	574	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	810.44/cwt	700.00–930.00	9,198	2

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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