Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs steers and 500 lbs heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.44/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$137.44

192 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$7.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	139.60	689	134
Medium and Large 1-2	456	132.44	604	58

One grade step is worth $7.16/cwt here — about $86 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 sale192 hd

137.44

—

MO average16 barns · 10,202 hd

144.78

−7.35

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	—	Low	1,565	86.59	1,355	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	69.20	978	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	64.22	749	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	44.71	388	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.31/cwt	164.00–178.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.12/cwt	153.00–159.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.37/cwt	131.00–140.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.11/cwt	131.00–144.00	727	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	143.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	620	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	161.37/cwt	157.00–162.25	904	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.35/cwt	159.00–170.50	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.85/cwt	127.50–137.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	146.00/cwt	138.00–151.00	529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	149.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	508	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.19/cwt	149.00–158.00	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	129.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	114.68/cwt	114.00–116.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	149.68/cwt	148.00–152.00	424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	175.03/cwt	161.00–180.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.23/cwt	168.00–186.00	578	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	57.57/cwt	49.50–62.00	630	21
Bulls	—	—	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	31.03/cwt	30.00–32.00	221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.25/cwt	170.00–177.50	652	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	144.33/cwt	134.00–155.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	138.43/cwt	136.00–146.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	666	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	87.06/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	91.75/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,464	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	986.67/cwt	790.00–1,120.00	9,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	155.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	137.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	509	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	766	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	720	729.17/cwt	500.00–900.00	5,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	742	757.82/cwt	575.00–875.00	5,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.96/cwt	126.00–133.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.99/cwt	126.00–138.00	858	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.49/cwt	38.00–48.00	403	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	69.20/cwt	66.50–72.50	978	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	68.00/cwt	64.00–75.00	821	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.70/cwt	130.00–152.00	758	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.05/cwt	122.00–135.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.89/cwt	145.00–153.00	704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	987.71/cwt	785.00–1,135.00	11,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.34/cwt	150.00–171.00	696	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	138.54/cwt	127.00–144.50	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.04/cwt	127.00–138.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.78/cwt	158.00–169.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.75/cwt	136.00–147.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	126.32/cwt	126.00–129.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	116.24/cwt	114.00–117.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.06/cwt	110.00–130.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	136.39/cwt	131.00–146.00	562	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.70/cwt	161.00–176.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	126.01/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.34/cwt	138.00–160.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.35/cwt	120.00–132.50	800	20

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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