Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.12/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$130.12

173 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$4.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	131.32	632	126
Medium and Large 1-2	412	126.89	523	47

One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about $109 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 sale173 hd

130.12

—

MO average16 barns · 7,671 hd

135.92

−5.80

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	1,623	80.84	1,312	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	59.23	846	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	56.06	651	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	42.82	411	20

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	586	127.22/cwt	121.00–130.50	746	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	127.52/cwt	120.00–130.25	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	160.79/cwt	160.00–161.00	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	105.35/cwt	101.00–110.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.69/cwt	152.00–164.00	691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.57/cwt	121.00–144.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	121.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.36/cwt	131.00–158.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	170.34/cwt	160.00–182.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	128.48/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,048	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.10/cwt	127.00–137.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	135.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	421	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	138.36/cwt	131.00–147.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.89/cwt	129.00–153.00	753	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	62.37/cwt	59.00–66.00	699	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	53.54/cwt	48.00–58.50	631	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	44.48/cwt	36.00–50.00	425	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	161.01/cwt	155.00–163.50	855	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	113.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	27.91/cwt	25.00–30.00	280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,377	74.59/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	87.09/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	10,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,089	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,115	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.21/cwt	53.50–57.00	814	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	65.25/cwt	65.00–65.50	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.92/cwt	149.00–153.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	123.31/cwt	118.00–130.00	575	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	159.44/cwt	153.00–164.00	612	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	799.29/cwt	720.00–900.00	9,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.80/cwt	122.00–136.00	488	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	610.74/cwt	540.00–670.00	7,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	149.40/cwt	145.00–150.50	940	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	128.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.42/cwt	121.00–136.50	676	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.24/cwt	104.00–111.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	131.48/cwt	125.00–145.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	163.59/cwt	159.00–171.00	636	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	136.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.71/cwt	132.00–159.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	153.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	135.17/cwt	128.00–138.00	557	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.50/cwt	160.00–174.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	130.46/cwt	121.00–131.75	984	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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