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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.87/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$133.87

145 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	138.40	749	54
Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.11	746	82
Medium and Large 2	560	125.42	702	6thin
Large 1-2	678	117.50	797	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale145 hd

133.87

—

MO average15 barns · 5,721 hd

136.97

−3.09

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	1,620	87.70	1,421	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	61.43	940	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	57.66	728	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	54.64	578	35

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	714	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,049.68/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	1,005	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,291	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	900	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	54.93/cwt	48.50–59.50	592	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.91/cwt	60.50–63.00	650	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	45.79/cwt	40.00–50.00	468	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	62.61/cwt	60.00–65.50	952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.00	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	58.88/cwt	54.00–62.00	750	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	52.78/cwt	50.00–56.50	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	123.66/cwt	122.50–126.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	149.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	125.11/cwt	122.50–131.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	138.59/cwt	135.00–143.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	129.42/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	141.80/cwt	139.00–145.00	686	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	143.45/cwt	138.00–145.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	578	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	678	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.38/cwt	143.00–157.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	63.36/cwt	62.00–65.00	759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	88.00/cwt	84.50–91.00	1,379	9
Bulls	—	—	1,619	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,473	4
Bulls	—	—	2,165	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,197	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	578	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	451	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	146.22/cwt	141.00–150.00	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	169.85/cwt	169.00–171.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	137.78/cwt	137.00–139.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.89/cwt	149.00–158.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.82/cwt	160.00–162.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	849	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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