Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.72/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$128.72

264 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

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	513	132.49	680	179
Medium and Large 1	684	121.92	834	55
Medium and Large 2	559	120.17	672	21
Large 1-2	618	120.00	742	3thin
Medium 3	529	112.75	596	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $84 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 sale264 hd

128.72

—

MO average18 barns · 9,333 hd

133.68

−4.96

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	1,688	82.45	1,392	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	56.76	680	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	54.44	731	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	50.08	529	74

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	116.20/cwt	116.00–117.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	127.70/cwt	125.00–132.50	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	125.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.81/cwt	127.50–141.00	645	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	695	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	128.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	753	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.29/cwt	132.50–143.00	586	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	119.74/cwt	116.00–123.50	805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	128.86/cwt	125.00–132.50	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	930	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	527	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	570	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	145.79/cwt	142.50–150.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	137.55/cwt	133.00–142.50	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.47/cwt	152.50–155.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	668	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	795	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	529	133.76/cwt	132.00–135.00	708	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	57.80/cwt	53.00–64.50	636	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	50.45/cwt	45.00–57.00	544	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	39.11/cwt	34.00–44.00	381	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	29.52/cwt	27.50–30.00	261	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	54.72/cwt	54.00–58.00	744	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	52.00/cwt	48.00–54.00	662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	55.19/cwt	50.50–60.00	641	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	61.50/cwt	58.00–66.50	798	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	49.61/cwt	47.50–53.00	523	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	82.94/cwt	76.50–87.00	1,431	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	89.69/cwt	89.00–90.50	1,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,182	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	902	63.97/cwt	60.00–74.00	577	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	94.45/cwt	80.00–104.00	866	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	971	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	670	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	572	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	137.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	149.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	904	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.13/cwt	142.50–158.00	846	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	134.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	977	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.92/cwt	152.50–168.00	766	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.41/cwt	147.50–153.00	794	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	155.83/cwt	155.00–156.00	804	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	843	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.33/cwt	164.00–173.00	724	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	161.76/cwt	159.00–164.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	487	5

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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