Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.81/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$133.81

308 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$247

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	344	148.00	509	12thin
Medium 1-2	352	143.00	503	4thin
Medium and Large 1	519	137.03	711	116
Medium and Large 1-2	574	130.76	750	160
Large 1	591	128.06	757	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale308 hd

133.81

—

MO average16 barns · 5,596 hd

136.45

−2.64

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	1,873	87.89	1,646	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	59.13	730	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	57.26	863	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	50.84	558	48

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	630	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	546	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	625	139.23/cwt	138.00–140.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.08/cwt	140.00–143.50	946	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	53.58/cwt	50.00–59.50	616	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	58.81/cwt	55.00–64.50	721	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	53.97/cwt	52.00–56.00	814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	82.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,648	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	60.55/cwt	58.00–64.00	911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,932	91.23/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,763	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	62.19/cwt	59.50–64.00	630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	87.99/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	33.75/cwt	32.50–35.00	294	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	52.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.15/cwt	40.00–50.50	495	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.28/cwt	62.00–68.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	145.90/cwt	141.00–151.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	139.01/cwt	135.00–142.50	606	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.89/cwt	137.50–140.00	729	32
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	139.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,004	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	142.78/cwt	142.00–145.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	136.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	664	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.79/cwt	124.00–129.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	352	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	227	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.32/cwt	147.50–158.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	785	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	291	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.29/cwt	127.00–134.75	754	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	128.11/cwt	127.50–130.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	902	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	149.59/cwt	147.50–150.50	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.04/cwt	164.00–170.00	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	232	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.50	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.16/cwt	142.50–143.50	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	151.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	808	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	144.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	917	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	153.16/cwt	146.00–158.00	871	25
Steers	Large 1	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.46/cwt	132.50–137.50	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	762	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.94/cwt	132.00–140.00	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	146.47/cwt	145.00–149.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.60/cwt	155.00–163.00	825	32
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	667	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	788	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	124.29/cwt	119.00–127.00	880	17

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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