Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 lower with most of the male calves coming in as still bulls. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.72/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$134.72

240 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	135.95	675	197
Medium and Large 1-2	445	129.09	575	43

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $100 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 sale240 hd

134.72

—

MO average18 barns · 9,566 hd

144.21

−9.49

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	1,707	88.59	1,512	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	63.28	882	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	59.40	671	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	47.24	445	9thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.90/cwt	123.00–131.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.16/cwt	146.00–160.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.83/cwt	134.00–152.50	820	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.11/cwt	130.00–151.00	748	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.94/cwt	150.00–167.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	125.25/cwt	116.00–126.00	881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	147.37/cwt	141.00–151.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.84/cwt	128.00–141.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.84/cwt	155.00–170.00	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.37/cwt	141.00–156.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.73/cwt	128.00–133.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.74/cwt	125.00–152.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	169.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	731	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,258	779.22/cwt	750.00–810.00	9,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	170.45/cwt	162.00–173.00	474	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.28/cwt	132.00–155.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	144.84/cwt	136.00–151.00	549	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.24/cwt	115.00–126.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	46.45/cwt	44.50–49.00	448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	782	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	147.47/cwt	137.00–150.00	466	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	120.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	821	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	80.74/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,912	93.82/cwt	89.50–97.50	1,794	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	144.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	745	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	63.28/cwt	59.00–71.50	882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	54.74/cwt	51.00–60.50	567	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	64.93/cwt	60.00–69.00	806	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,117	1,212.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	13,544	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,313	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	132.86/cwt	131.00–139.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	839.53/cwt	720.00–930.00	10,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	131.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.99/cwt	124.00–131.00	742	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.98/cwt	121.00–142.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.41/cwt	128.00–157.00	682	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	164.09/cwt	151.00–167.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.41/cwt	146.00–165.00	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.39/cwt	124.00–134.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.97/cwt	120.00–131.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.79/cwt	154.00–173.00	685	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	144.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.44/cwt	125.00–141.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	708	3

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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