Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.53/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$123.53

131 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	125.81	648	100
Medium and Large 1-2	566	116.16	657	31

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale131 hd

123.53

—

MO average15 barns · 7,222 hd

138.23

−14.70

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	—	High	1,414	84.99	1,202	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	65.83	919	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	55.72	665	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	43.67	407	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	477	130.61/cwt	120.00–142.00	623	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	146.38/cwt	145.00–148.00	605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.16/cwt	136.00–146.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	165.79/cwt	150.00–172.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	141.05/cwt	135.00–146.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	121.72/cwt	113.00–125.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	123.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	983	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	118.46/cwt	116.00–120.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.70/cwt	128.00–143.00	575	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	714	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	64.67/cwt	63.50–66.00	792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	54.65/cwt	50.00–59.00	650	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	43.67/cwt	33.00–49.00	407	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	68.50/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	91.55/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	133.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.56/cwt	110.00–121.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.29/cwt	128.00–133.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.79/cwt	115.00–118.00	789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	129.21/cwt	128.00–133.00	616	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	132.53/cwt	125.00–138.00	429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	110.20/cwt	105.00–113.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	137.88/cwt	131.00–146.00	523	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	122.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	78.43/cwt	72.50–82.00	940	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	13,860	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	10,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	10,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,592	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	775.49/cwt	760.00–790.00	9,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,131	684.67/cwt	530.00–800.00	7,744	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	690	1

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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