Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand moderate for feeders, good for slaughter cattle, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.57/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$143.57

313 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$19.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	146.94	736	142
Medium and Large 2	390	146.75	572	20
Large 1	565	145.00	819	3thin
Medium and Large 1	623	140.89	877	137
Medium 1-2	540	127.50	689	3thin
Medium 2-3	406	127.25	517	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $219 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 sale313 hd

143.57

—

MO average17 barns · 7,939 hd

149.49

−5.92

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	—	High	1,549	85.83	1,330	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	58.97	702	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	58.17	799	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	50.03	518	52

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	425	139.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	145.74/cwt	142.00–148.50	822	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.77/cwt	147.50–151.50	695	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.33/cwt	147.50–160.00	585	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.13/cwt	138.00–140.50	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.89/cwt	144.00–150.50	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	158.12/cwt	155.00–164.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.37/cwt	132.50–135.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	709	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	576	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	148.01/cwt	145.00–148.50	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	1,009	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.59/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	801	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	155.21/cwt	152.50–157.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	155.60/cwt	155.00–158.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	173.73/cwt	165.00–185.00	658	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.53/cwt	157.50–172.50	762	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	150.18/cwt	143.00–152.50	942	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.59/cwt	165.00–177.50	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.45/cwt	144.00–160.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	155.18/cwt	154.50–156.00	841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	168.44/cwt	165.00–172.50	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	141.21/cwt	140.00–143.00	922	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,063	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,378	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	939.07/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,198	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,679	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	943	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	50.85/cwt	45.00–56.00	530	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	59.17/cwt	55.00–64.00	667	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	39.88/cwt	35.00–44.00	366	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	27.10/cwt	25.00–30.00	225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	57.67/cwt	54.00–59.50	805	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	61.76/cwt	61.50–62.00	845	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	57.15/cwt	54.00–60.50	657	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	63.18/cwt	60.00–69.00	763	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	52.86/cwt	50.00–54.50	689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	91.21/cwt	88.50–94.00	1,513	11
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.79/cwt	78.50–89.50	1,236	9
Bulls	—	—	1,420	69.22/cwt	65.00–74.50	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	599	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	245	197.67/cwt	195.00–199.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	177.39/cwt	172.50–182.50	757	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	164.56/cwt	160.00–173.00	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	172.37/cwt	167.00–177.00	917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	182.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	178.03/cwt	170.00–182.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	155.66/cwt	153.00–159.50	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	171.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	158.44/cwt	155.00–161.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	182.81/cwt	177.00–186.00	883	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	183.68/cwt	179.00–191.00	790	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	190.50/cwt	187.50–201.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	181.31/cwt	177.50–184.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	172.67/cwt	172.00–174.00	860	6
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	496	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	833	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	3
Steers	Large 1	—	619	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	487	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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