Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the weather the offering was too small for a trend comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls not establish; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.71/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$129.71

77 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	131.19	647	64
Medium and Large 1-2	502	122.43	615	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $32 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 sale77 hd

129.71

—

MO average16 barns · 7,652 hd

134.02

−4.31

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	1,700	89.50	1,522	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	56.74	678	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	56.49	872	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	50.85	469	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	174.97/cwt	169.00–177.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	588	12
Bulls	—	—	1,700	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.28/cwt	58.00–63.00	678	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	429	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	872	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	50.85/cwt	47.00–55.00	469	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	55.27/cwt	52.00–58.00	698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	163.85/cwt	161.00–175.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	131.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.91/cwt	125.00–137.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.82/cwt	125.00–145.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.02/cwt	118.00–121.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	167.86/cwt	167.00–169.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	120.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	125.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	134.37/cwt	125.00–142.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.87/cwt	125.00–129.50	665	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	903	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	109.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	148.79/cwt	146.00–150.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	142.80/cwt	133.00–148.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.64/cwt	127.00–128.50	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.23/cwt	128.00–143.00	767	13
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	760	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,764	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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