Name: Patton Junction Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 500-700 lbs steers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a light test, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.46/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$127.46

169 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.17

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	129.17	659	126
Medium and Large 1-2	472	122.45	578	43

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $81 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 sale169 hd

127.46

—

MO average15 barns · 10,033 hd

136.63

−9.17

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	1,559	87.73	1,368	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	63.83	912	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	63.08	744	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	45.05	426	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	342	126.13/cwt	125.00–127.00	431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.44/cwt	132.00–146.00	665	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	145.07/cwt	134.00–150.00	779	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	117.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	160.81/cwt	155.00–166.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	859	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.90/cwt	123.00–131.00	726	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	122.26/cwt	113.00–130.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.41/cwt	119.00–129.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.20/cwt	144.00–147.00	624	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	66.94/cwt	63.00–72.50	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	152.73/cwt	142.00–165.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	125.23/cwt	121.00–130.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	148.28/cwt	143.00–150.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	132.82/cwt	131.00–136.50	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	767	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	67.43/cwt	63.00–71.00	824	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	57.49/cwt	48.00–62.00	646	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	77.46/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	97.99/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,550.00	17,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	745	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.63/cwt	125.00–133.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	116.71/cwt	113.00–121.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	127.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.93/cwt	124.00–138.50	702	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	129.50/cwt	129.00–131.00	769	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,423	978.87/cwt	920.00–1,025.00	13,929	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	45.05/cwt	44.00–47.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.47/cwt	115.00–125.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	129.87/cwt	127.00–133.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.11/cwt	127.00–143.00	636	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.86/cwt	125.00–130.50	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	140.74/cwt	131.00–147.00	466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.57/cwt	123.00–170.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	132.11/cwt	125.00–140.00	551	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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