Sale reports / Missouri / Patton Junction Livestock Auction / 2021-04-12

Patton Junction Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Patton Junction, Missouri · Mon, Apr 12
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1809
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 257▲ 342 vs year ago 205 · +166.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 34▲ 39 vs year ago 61 · +63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 15 vs year ago 31 · −48.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs steers and 500 lbs heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.44/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$137.44
192 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.35
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494139.60689134
Medium and Large 1-2456132.4460458
One grade step is worth $7.16/cwt here — about $86 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 sale192 hd
137.44
—
MO average16 barns · 10,202 hd
144.78
−7.35
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—Low1,56586.591,3557thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41469.209787thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16664.2274958
CowsLean 85-90%Low86744.7138814

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1272175.03/cwt161.00–180.004764
Steers—Medium and Large 1328176.23/cwt168.00–186.0057813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330161.78/cwt158.00–169.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy340196.00/cwt196.00–196.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy368195.00/cwt195.00–195.007186
Steers—Medium and Large 1372175.25/cwt170.00–177.5065214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381155.87/cwt150.00–160.005946
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy419190.00/cwt190.00–190.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1423170.70/cwt161.00–176.0072210
Steers—Medium and Large 1469165.35/cwt159.00–170.507756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485155.65/cwt155.00–157.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.34/cwt138.00–160.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 1525158.12/cwt153.00–159.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 1560161.37/cwt157.00–162.2590424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564141.75/cwt136.00–147.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 1612144.33/cwt134.00–155.008839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660129.99/cwt126.00–138.0085814
Steers—Medium and Large 1674138.43/cwt136.00–146.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 1708129.85/cwt127.50–137.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1875126.01/cwt124.00–127.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 1920123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283149.68/cwt148.00–152.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325134.04/cwt126.00–140.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340149.27/cwt147.00–152.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362146.00/cwt138.00–151.0052913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371137.14/cwt130.00–142.0050913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412136.39/cwt131.00–146.0056213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432143.54/cwt139.00–150.0062029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469145.12/cwt139.00–147.0068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469134.37/cwt131.00–140.0063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519140.11/cwt131.00–144.0072723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530129.96/cwt126.00–133.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569133.75/cwt133.00–134.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577124.06/cwt110.00–130.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623128.35/cwt120.00–132.5080020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684116.24/cwt114.00–117.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692126.32/cwt126.00–129.008749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725127.01/cwt125.00–129.009216
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368172.31/cwt164.00–178.0063411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426163.34/cwt150.00–171.0069628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453169.00/cwt169.00–169.007667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464157.15/cwt155.00–160.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473148.89/cwt145.00–153.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508155.19/cwt149.00–158.007888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531142.70/cwt130.00–152.0075812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563127.05/cwt122.00–135.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed578139.00/cwt139.00–139.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581138.54/cwt127.00–144.508058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624131.04/cwt127.00–138.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650129.00/cwt120.00–132.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707114.68/cwt114.00–116.008113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34065.00/cwt65.00–65.008711
Bulls——1,59691.75/cwt86.50–97.001,4644
Bulls——1,61587.06/cwt86.00–88.001,4062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71331.03/cwt30.00–32.002212
Cows—Lean 85-90%88545.49/cwt38.00–48.0040310
Cows—Lean 85-90%93054.52/cwt54.00–55.005072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09457.57/cwt49.50–62.0063021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20768.00/cwt64.00–75.0082137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41469.20/cwt66.50–72.509787
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000986.67/cwt790.00–1,120.009,8673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,100980.00/cwt980.00–980.0010,7801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2720729.17/cwt500.00–900.005,2502
Bred Cows—Medium 2742757.82/cwt575.00–875.005,6235
Bred Cows—Medium 2745410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,0551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,200987.71/cwt785.00–1,135.0011,8532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,240960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,9041

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.