Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady with spots 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.83/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$144.83

274 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$3.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	147.50	733	3thin
Medium and Large 1	690	145.38	1,003	186
Medium and Large 1-2	556	143.53	798	85

One grade step is worth $3.97/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale274 hd

144.83

—

MO average17 barns · 7,056 hd

150.79

−5.96

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	—	High	1,736	87.11	1,512	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	58.54	776	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	56.80	676	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	46.94	494	28

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	586	128.42/cwt	127.50–130.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.82/cwt	126.00–131.00	803	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	757	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.38/cwt	131.00–137.50	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.18/cwt	152.50–165.00	817	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	138.74/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	133.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	717	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.58/cwt	134.00–139.00	720	23
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	769	691.61/cwt	660.00–750.00	5,318	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	762.87/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	691.06/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,074	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	794.84/cwt	725.00–900.00	7,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.51/cwt	152.00–153.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.58/cwt	140.00–146.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,189	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	169.73/cwt	166.00–173.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	133.40/cwt	128.00–138.50	650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.51/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.51/cwt	164.00–168.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	784	127.87/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.46/cwt	145.00–157.00	722	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	165.73/cwt	162.00–169.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	137.25/cwt	136.00–138.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	142.88/cwt	142.00–145.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	152.78/cwt	147.50–157.50	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.75/cwt	142.50–150.00	887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	882	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,107	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	61.36/cwt	58.00–65.00	772	10
Bulls	—	—	1,698	95.65/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	35.20/cwt	35.00–36.00	311	5
Bulls	—	—	1,879	78.91/cwt	65.00–84.00	1,483	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	44.11/cwt	40.00–49.00	446	8
Bulls	—	—	1,671	88.13/cwt	84.50–92.50	1,473	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	52.37/cwt	50.00–54.50	593	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	51.28/cwt	49.50–53.00	627	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	58.38/cwt	54.00–65.00	689	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	53.84/cwt	50.00–56.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.50	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	847	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	567	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.29/cwt	135.00–147.50	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.83/cwt	145.00–153.00	859	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,187	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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