Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light. The recent thunder storms and heavy rainfall curtailed the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.86/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$157.86

169 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	161.82	899	43
Medium and Large 1-2	565	158.49	896	110
Medium and Large 2	415	155.00	643	4thin
Medium 1-2	492	138.90	683	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.92/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 sale169 hd

157.86

—

MO average20 barns · 10,066 hd

166.22

−8.36

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	—	Low	1,633	83.04	1,356	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	56.49	691	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	55.04	719	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	51.65	549	25

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2Unweaned	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	287	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.98/cwt	136.00–137.50	785	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.88/cwt	145.00–147.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.47/cwt	127.50–130.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	153.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	150.14/cwt	148.00–152.50	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	792	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	463	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	331	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.71/cwt	155.00–163.00	747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.99/cwt	162.50–167.50	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.25/cwt	143.00–150.00	777	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,074	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,861	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	963.96/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,259	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	872	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,976	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,695	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,393.53/cwt	1,310.00–1,450.00	15,510	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	881	1,046.25/cwt	1,035.00–1,050.00	9,217	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	51.50/cwt	48.00–55.00	521	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	58.08/cwt	55.50–61.50	657	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	41.71/cwt	35.00–48.00	448	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	57.83/cwt	54.00–61.00	759	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	48.07/cwt	44.00–51.00	620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	55.17/cwt	52.00–59.50	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	62.50/cwt	60.00–64.50	768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	51.72/cwt	51.00–52.50	594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	81.79/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,232	6
Bulls	—	—	2,143	96.30/cwt	95.00–97.50	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	507	155.84/cwt	155.00–157.50	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	168.63/cwt	164.00–174.00	808	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.72/cwt	147.50–157.50	948	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.39/cwt	165.00–172.50	877	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	133.92/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,010	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	161.74/cwt	161.00–162.50	839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	154.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	173.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	928	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	480	140.20/cwt	137.50–142.50	673	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	417	148.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	728	6

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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