Sale reports / Missouri / Patton Junction Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Patton Junction Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Patton Junction, Missouri · Mon, Jan 18
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1809
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 380▲ 100 vs year ago 419 · +23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 84▲ 10 vs year ago 64 · +15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 12▲ 35 vs year ago 20 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher with calves carring more than average flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.66/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$140.66
225 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.94
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567141.17801206
Medium and Large 1-2432135.1458419thin
One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about $216 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 sale225 hd
140.66
—
MO average19 barns · 19,672 hd
142.60
−1.94
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,61472.891,1764thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49755.408295thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22747.5358329
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01940.604146thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1264167.29/cwt159.00–170.004424
Steers—Medium and Large 1316161.17/cwt151.00–168.0050913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329152.29/cwt151.00–156.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1375162.65/cwt153.00–170.0061019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385138.33/cwt125.00–145.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1425164.72/cwt153.00–173.0070023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435142.65/cwt125.00–148.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 1463158.59/cwt150.00–166.0073412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473121.00/cwt121.00–121.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517122.00/cwt110.00–128.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 1520141.07/cwt131.00–155.0073413
Steers—Medium and Large 1558134.43/cwt127.00–135.2575040
Steers—Medium and Large 1615133.81/cwt127.00–136.0082310
Steers—Medium and Large 1696125.41/cwt125.00–125.5087311
Steers—Medium and Large 1732122.39/cwt119.00–125.008967
Steers—Medium and Large 1763125.00/cwt122.00–125.5095454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332129.66/cwt125.00–136.0043010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382126.34/cwt125.00–129.004839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400117.00/cwt116.00–120.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429126.07/cwt118.00–129.0054135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466124.38/cwt120.00–126.0058018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477116.10/cwt110.00–119.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy497115.00/cwt115.00–115.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525112.30/cwt110.00–118.0059012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529120.56/cwt119.00–121.5063810
Heifers—Large 1533118.00/cwt118.00–118.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583112.08/cwt103.00–115.0065313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584119.17/cwt115.75–131.0069616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616117.07/cwt115.00–117.507216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616104.77/cwt102.00–110.0064511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668104.61/cwt104.00–105.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671110.24/cwt110.00–111.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723115.10/cwt105.00–120.0083215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813112.00/cwt112.00–112.009113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471142.63/cwt125.00–157.006729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473124.00/cwt124.00–124.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521133.44/cwt125.00–141.0069519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560127.40/cwt125.00–132.0071310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562110.75/cwt110.00–111.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625121.40/cwt120.00–124.0075915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1681113.37/cwt108.00–119.0077212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1702111.79/cwt105.00–115.0078514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51768.18/cwt62.00–73.501,0343
Bulls——1,90587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01940.60/cwt36.00–44.004146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20050.50/cwt50.50–50.506061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22346.21/cwt40.50–50.0056522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23951.69/cwt49.50–54.506407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57156.63/cwt53.50–61.508904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2850925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,8631
Bred Cows—Medium 2970600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,188729.38/cwt510.00–950.008,66512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,230690.72/cwt575.00–775.008,4963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,247881.41/cwt680.00–1,175.0010,99116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,254984.43/cwt925.00–1,125.0012,3455
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2750812.50/cwt775.00–850.006,0942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,100825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1251,100.00/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0012,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1301,120.00/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0012,6565
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,200725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,4001

This sale against other markets

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.