Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls not tested; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.50/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$152.50

203 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	155.02	853	175
Medium and Large 1-2	473	136.76	647	28

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $206 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 sale203 hd

152.50

—

MO average15 barns · 7,995 hd

145.93

+6.57

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	2,050	79.50	1,630	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	57.38	673	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	55.66	821	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	37.00	326	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	118.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	127.05/cwt	123.00–128.00	969	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	156.86/cwt	141.00–161.25	885	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	169.49/cwt	162.00–179.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.96/cwt	118.00–130.00	733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.15/cwt	172.00–179.00	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.57/cwt	121.00–131.50	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.97/cwt	113.00–117.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	175.85/cwt	164.00–180.25	746	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	134.71/cwt	131.00–138.00	500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	171.18/cwt	160.00–177.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.46/cwt	127.00–139.25	910	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.84/cwt	140.00–165.00	781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	326	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.66/cwt	54.00–57.00	821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	64.35/cwt	61.50–66.00	710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	52.74/cwt	45.50–56.50	643	6
Bulls	—	—	2,050	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	168.07/cwt	159.00–172.50	817	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	131.39/cwt	128.00–142.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.50/cwt	169.00–171.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.37/cwt	125.00–150.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.53/cwt	121.00–139.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	151.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	139.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	110.55/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	136.81/cwt	125.00–138.75	580	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.08/cwt	150.00–166.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.86/cwt	125.00–138.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.14/cwt	124.00–129.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	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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