Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, yearlings not well tested. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light. A Heat Advisory across the trade area and Excessive Heat Warning across the mid-west curtailed the receipts and demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.95/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$144.95

131 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 3

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	392	152.50	598	3thin
Medium and Large 1	585	146.17	855	55
Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.07	765	67
Medium 1-2	500	140.00	700	3thin
Medium 3	688	95.00	654	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale131 hd

144.95

—

MO average18 barns · 10,324 hd

146.37

−1.42

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	1,874	83.08	1,557	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	54.69	693	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	54.59	735	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	49.95	562	56

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	532	148.01/cwt	147.50–148.50	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	688	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	654	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.86/cwt	125.00–134.50	682	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.98/cwt	117.50–123.50	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.51/cwt	127.50–132.50	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	517	129.24/cwt	129.00–130.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.85/cwt	128.00–138.00	708	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.50/cwt	137.00–141.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.41/cwt	132.00–135.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.20/cwt	127.00–131.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	161.67/cwt	161.00–163.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.58/cwt	133.50–143.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	51.46/cwt	48.00–55.00	592	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	45.40/cwt	40.00–49.00	484	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	57.62/cwt	55.50–60.50	667	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	55.58/cwt	52.00–60.00	754	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	50.30/cwt	48.00–53.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	54.68/cwt	52.50–57.00	663	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	51.41/cwt	50.00–52.50	720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	61.37/cwt	60.00–62.50	887	2
Bulls	—	—	2,290	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	84.47/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	90.67/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	820.15/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,513	4
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	635	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	429	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	377	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.79/cwt	137.50–142.50	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.13/cwt	139.50–142.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.28/cwt	147.50–151.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.41/cwt	152.50–157.50	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.63/cwt	132.50–135.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.33/cwt	135.50–142.00	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	156.81/cwt	152.50–157.50	770	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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