Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report issued last week, compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.05/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$172.05

274 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$4.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	174.45	923	127
Medium and Large 1-2	508	169.97	864	147

One grade step is worth $4.49/cwt here — about $59 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 sale274 hd

172.05

—

MO average15 barns · 10,011 hd

164.49

+7.55

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	1,579	82.32	1,300	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	54.74	658	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	53.75	730	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	46.05	483	44

Every lot, as filed

74 lots · USDA AMS · Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava, 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	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.95/cwt	192.50–197.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	483	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	504	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	431	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	580	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.75/cwt	135.00–151.00	759	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.30/cwt	148.00–152.50	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	157.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.18/cwt	146.00–154.00	803	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.40/cwt	152.50–159.00	732	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.47/cwt	151.00–164.00	680	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	165.14/cwt	162.50–167.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	178.73/cwt	175.00–187.00	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	178.25/cwt	175.00–182.50	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.87/cwt	145.00–170.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.15/cwt	149.00–160.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.46/cwt	185.00–191.00	788	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.36/cwt	143.00–153.00	847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	163.00/cwt	162.50–165.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.49/cwt	188.00–192.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	647	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	182.27/cwt	182.00–183.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	190.73/cwt	185.00–194.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.21/cwt	192.50–205.00	736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	162.18/cwt	160.00–164.00	991	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.17/cwt	175.00–187.00	856	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	167.13/cwt	160.00–171.00	973	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	161.43/cwt	154.00–165.00	977	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	161.12/cwt	155.00–169.00	905	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	170.61/cwt	162.50–174.00	892	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	169.09/cwt	162.00–179.00	796	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	363	189.34/cwt	188.00–190.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	219	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	286	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	572	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	436	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	308	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,142.50/cwt	1,110.00–1,175.00	9,483	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	750	1,117.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,135.00	8,381	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	920.87/cwt	850.00–985.00	9,402	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	82.40/cwt	76.50–87.50	1,301	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	53.59/cwt	49.00–56.50	666	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	54.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	737	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	47.68/cwt	44.50–49.50	495	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	92.56/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,692	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	57.16/cwt	54.00–61.50	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	54.41/cwt	50.50–57.50	595	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	49.46/cwt	48.00–51.00	513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	49.98/cwt	45.00–53.50	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	36.18/cwt	30.00–44.00	366	15
Bulls	—	—	1,328	71.63/cwt	65.00–76.50	951	3

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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