Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, yearlings not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.59/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$138.59

196 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	410	147.50	605	5thin
Medium and Large 1	477	142.83	681	45
Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.22	706	119
Medium 2	500	132.98	664	24
Large 1	620	120.00	744	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale196 hd

138.59

—

MO average17 barns · 5,830 hd

141.92

−3.33

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	1,580	82.89	1,309	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	54.88	795	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	54.67	664	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	48.30	497	37

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.92/cwt	134.00–137.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.66/cwt	143.00–145.50	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	150.48/cwt	148.00–152.50	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	686	4
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	131.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	128.87/cwt	127.00–130.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	153.72/cwt	152.00–156.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.28/cwt	130.00–134.50	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	137.93/cwt	136.00–140.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.89/cwt	147.50–152.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	806	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	501	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	639	7
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	288	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	478	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	417	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	764	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	49.73/cwt	46.50–54.00	508	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	40.82/cwt	32.50–47.00	411	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	57.47/cwt	54.00–64.00	625	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	55.23/cwt	53.00–57.00	798	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	54.10/cwt	52.00–60.00	670	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	62.96/cwt	59.00–68.00	754	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	46.70/cwt	45.00–50.00	527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	79.79/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	89.08/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	426	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	537	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	159.38/cwt	157.50–160.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	169.23/cwt	165.00–172.50	731	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	146.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	150.76/cwt	147.50–155.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.72/cwt	154.00–162.50	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	159.51/cwt	156.00–164.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	172.25/cwt	171.00–172.50	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	147.70/cwt	147.50–148.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	166.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	815	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	179.46/cwt	178.00–181.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	715	4

How this sale compares

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