Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to weak on limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Demand moderate, supply light. Thunder storms, flooding and high winds curtailed the receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.34/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.34

128 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$3.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	135.98	743	48
Medium and Large 1-2	505	135.40	684	62
Large 1-2	561	134.00	752	10thin
Medium and Large 2	430	132.75	571	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.23/cwt here — about $173 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 sale128 hd

135.34

—

MO average16 barns · 8,304 hd

139.90

−4.56

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	1,853	76.27	1,413	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	53.43	665	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	51.99	736	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	46.76	513	42

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	592	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	148.61/cwt	148.00–149.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	140.31/cwt	138.50–142.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	143.90/cwt	139.00–150.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.34/cwt	115.00–126.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.28/cwt	144.00–147.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.75/cwt	141.00–144.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.79/cwt	130.00–143.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	712	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	170.94/cwt	168.00–177.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.46/cwt	159.00–166.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	168.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	900	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	136.76/cwt	133.00–142.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	154.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.14/cwt	142.00–146.00	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	860	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	915	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	2,380	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	2,047	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	78.19/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,413	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	53.38/cwt	51.00–55.00	645	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	47.87/cwt	44.00–51.00	700	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	54.35/cwt	50.50–56.00	754	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	227	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	55.89/cwt	50.00–58.00	633	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	40.53/cwt	32.00–45.00	398	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	47.23/cwt	42.00–51.00	537	25

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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