Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.99/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$152.99

69 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	158.47	685	55
Medium and Large 1-2	561	131.47	738	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.99/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale69 hd

152.99

—

MO average6 barns · 5,341 hd

149.07

+3.92

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	1,790	88.48	1,584	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	58.51	704	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	47.71	514	8thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	524	127.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	151.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.12/cwt	141.00–160.00	735	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,097	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	641	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.46/cwt	125.00–145.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	119.19/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	113.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	164.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	91.72/cwt	91.50–92.00	1,622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	56.87/cwt	52.00–62.50	696	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	65.60/cwt	64.00–67.00	735	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	46.53/cwt	39.00–51.00	500	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.16/cwt	152.00–165.50	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.69/cwt	160.00–166.00	606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.20/cwt	121.00–122.00	806	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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