Sale reports / Missouri / Patton Junction Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Patton Junction Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Patton Junction, Missouri · Mon, Mar 8
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1809
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
307 vs last sale 420 236 vs year ago 491 · +48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
29 vs last sale 69 28 vs year ago 126 · 22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
50 vs last sale 12 27 vs year ago 35 · +77.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 18.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.98/cwt on 284 head.
Average price
$128.98
284 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.04
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496131.47652227
Medium and Large 1-2514119.0761357
One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $40 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 sale284 hd
128.98
MO average16 barns · 12,754 hd
136.02
−7.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,57980.221,26728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54955.8186412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16854.2663448
CowsLean 85-90%Low96140.2138616

Every lot, as filed

87 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1477129.87/cwt124.00–133.0061940
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580125.87/cwt121.00–131.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 1573125.03/cwt124.00–128.0071618
HeifersMedium and Large 1278145.00/cwt145.00–145.004033
SteersMedium and Large 1715122.20/cwt121.00–123.008745
BullsMedium and Large 1420165.41/cwt154.00–173.0069515
SteersMedium and Large 1678134.85/cwt133.50–135.0091419
HeifersMedium and Large 1672117.31/cwt116.00–118.0078811
HeifersMedium and Large 1310143.07/cwt140.00–146.004444
HeifersMedium and Large 1892116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0353
BullsMedium and Large 1615132.69/cwt124.00–136.0081626
HeifersMedium and Large 1522129.49/cwt125.00–133.5067657
SteersMedium and Large 1529158.66/cwt151.00–165.0083918
HeifersMedium and Large 1723114.31/cwt105.00–117.0082610
SteersMedium and Large 1566153.84/cwt150.00–158.0087114
SteersMedium and Large 1994107.25/cwt107.25–107.251,0665
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,263845.10/cwt580.00–1,125.0010,6747
SteersMedium and Large 1477167.89/cwt156.00–178.0080123
SteersMedium and Large 1615139.27/cwt133.00–146.008577
HeifersMedium and Large 1617118.14/cwt117.00–120.007297
SteersMedium and Large 1283163.49/cwt160.00–179.004635
SteersMedium and Large 1317172.02/cwt166.00–177.005454
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy360157.00/cwt157.00–157.005657
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy850128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0883
CowsLean 85-90%81528.98/cwt25.00–37.002363
SteersMedium and Large 1368170.22/cwt160.00–176.0062617
BullsMedium and Large 1845106.67/cwt105.00–110.009013
BullsMedium and Large 1700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008753
CowsLean 85-90%98642.54/cwt38.00–47.5041912
Bulls1,66373.29/cwt71.00–78.001,2195
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0015,9503
SteersMedium and Large 1805121.00/cwt121.00–121.009743
SteersMedium and Large 1428175.47/cwt158.00–183.5075125
BullsMedium and Large 1517151.63/cwt146.00–157.5078428
CowsLean 85-90%1,10046.00/cwt46.00–46.005061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57760.37/cwt58.00–63.509525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52952.55/cwt45.50–56.508037
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2251,340.00/cwt1,175.00–1,550.0016,4158
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0431,006.43/cwt720.00–1,175.0010,4977
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2800625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0010,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2850735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,2481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,180903.42/cwt540.00–1,175.0010,6605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,336729.83/cwt620.00–850.009,75114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2591,239.45/cwt1,200.00–1,375.0015,6054
Bred CowsMedium 2850633.50/cwt520.00–725.005,3853
SteersLarge 1510133.00/cwt133.00–133.006783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21360.16/cwt58.00–62.5073012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567116.43/cwt110.00–124.006608
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528115.95/cwt110.00–126.006126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15352.30/cwt45.50–56.0060336
Bulls1,22558.55/cwt55.00–62.507174
Bulls1,63286.61/cwt75.00–91.001,41319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621113.39/cwt105.00–117.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431125.00/cwt116.00–130.005398
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472121.37/cwt115.00–127.005737
Bred CowsMedium 2845500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2251
Bred CowsMedium 2895420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,7591
Bred CowsMedium 2900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358156.38/cwt146.00–160.005604
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664108.62/cwt106.00–111.007218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270151.00/cwt151.00–151.004083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376127.50/cwt121.00–135.0047910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,020734.44/cwt550.00–900.007,4912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,340875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,7252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439147.64/cwt147.00–149.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630128.51/cwt121.00–132.008103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309128.67/cwt128.00–130.003983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481149.75/cwt145.00–155.007206
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536131.90/cwt128.00–143.007075
BullsMedium and Large 1768116.00/cwt116.00–116.008915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735118.00/cwt118.00–118.008673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488138.38/cwt125.00–145.006753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335151.00/cwt151.00–151.005063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529129.93/cwt125.00–135.006875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667115.00/cwt115.00–115.007673
BullsMedium and Large 1471162.55/cwt149.00–170.0076626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2648115.00/cwt115.00–115.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 1426136.64/cwt128.00–142.5058238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572134.94/cwt130.00–139.007723
BullsMedium and Large 1662128.00/cwt118.00–132.0084713
BullsMedium and Large 1388166.45/cwt160.00–175.0064613
BullsMedium and Large 1575136.71/cwt125.00–144.0078617
HeifersMedium and Large 1383141.72/cwt134.00–150.0054329

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.