Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.06/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$131.06

141 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	132.48	675	123
Medium and Large 1-2	536	121.35	651	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $24 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 sale141 hd

131.06

—

MO average17 barns · 7,992 hd

136.71

−5.64

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	1,564	89.69	1,403	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	63.93	839	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	61.55	681	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	53.37	488	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.31/cwt	131.00–142.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	138.31/cwt	135.00–149.00	658	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.34/cwt	128.00–136.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	145.22/cwt	133.00–156.00	700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	145.60/cwt	136.00–150.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	129.45/cwt	125.00–131.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.19/cwt	125.00–145.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	147.09/cwt	131.00–154.00	538	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.42/cwt	120.00–146.50	750	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	158.53/cwt	158.00–159.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	139.79/cwt	138.00–142.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	138.31/cwt	129.00–139.25	947	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.49/cwt	122.00–133.00	720	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.42/cwt	123.00–126.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	109.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	461	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	64.44/cwt	62.00–68.00	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.11/cwt	134.00–145.00	856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.38/cwt	140.00–154.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.46/cwt	128.00–142.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	139.14/cwt	129.00–145.00	594	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.97/cwt	119.00–126.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	155.75/cwt	148.00–165.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	119.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	116.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	842	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	58.67/cwt	54.00–62.50	616	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	139.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.30/cwt	114.00–122.00	803	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	51.55/cwt	48.00–55.00	458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	87.61/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,597	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	14,740	1
Steers	Large 1	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	3
Steers	Large 1	—	459	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	633	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	60.60/cwt	58.00–62.50	745	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.41/cwt	62.50–68.50	883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	657	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	874.98/cwt	800.00–930.00	9,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,540	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	694.47/cwt	680.00–700.00	5,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	108.10/cwt	100.00–114.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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