Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves were lightly tested however undertones were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.82/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$144.82

418 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$93.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	557	153.40	855	19thin
Medium and Large 1	598	151.95	908	220
Medium and Large 1-2	557	143.36	799	106
Large 1-2	593	137.55	816	13thin
Medium 1-2	654	134.06	876	24
Medium and Large 2	631	123.09	776	29
Small and Medium 3	663	60.00	398	7thin

One grade step is worth $93.40/cwt here — about $457 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 sale418 hd

144.82

—

MO average17 barns · 7,887 hd

148.32

−3.50

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	1,463	76.67	1,122	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	59.44	702	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	57.99	817	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	45.13	452	52

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	611	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.48/cwt	136.00–140.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.31/cwt	137.50–145.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.81/cwt	132.50–139.00	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.14/cwt	132.50–135.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	144.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.74/cwt	130.00–142.50	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.85/cwt	127.50–138.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.71/cwt	127.50–135.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.55/cwt	122.50–128.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.64/cwt	121.00–127.50	758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.65/cwt	120.00–132.50	674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	24
Steers	Large 1	—	675	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	962	3
Steers	Large 1	—	535	155.44/cwt	155.00–155.50	832	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	506	146.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	739	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	632	133.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	846	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	781	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	683	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.27/cwt	170.00–173.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	151.78/cwt	150.00–152.50	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	143.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	293	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	521	125.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	656	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	619	125.31/cwt	123.00–126.00	776	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	694	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	815	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	134.22/cwt	132.50–136.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	84.56/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.62/cwt	115.00–132.50	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	127.25/cwt	120.00–138.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	98.71/cwt	97.50–100.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	108.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.31/cwt	112.50–122.50	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	141.21/cwt	135.00–149.00	720	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	147.41/cwt	140.00–156.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.35/cwt	155.00–170.00	523	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	72.96/cwt	71.00–82.00	320	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	466	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	737.88/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,283	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	663	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	123.82/cwt	120.00–127.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	112.99/cwt	110.00–119.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,296	58.96/cwt	52.50–63.00	764	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	918	57.87/cwt	54.00–62.50	531	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	1,041.67/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,479	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,265.63/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	15,782	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,181.25/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	12,439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	70.09/cwt	60.00–75.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.08/cwt	107.50–117.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	928	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,520	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,084	747.19/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,098.14/cwt	1,085.00–1,150.00	14,221	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	959.77/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	11,949	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	54.05/cwt	49.50–58.00	566	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	41.79/cwt	36.00–49.50	425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.65/cwt	171.00–175.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.70/cwt	158.00–167.00	757	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,061	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	142.03/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,001	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	158.25/cwt	153.00–162.00	837	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.56/cwt	142.50–152.00	944	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.20/cwt	122.50–128.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	123.74/cwt	122.50–127.50	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.94/cwt	150.00–164.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	160.63/cwt	147.50–162.50	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.67/cwt	141.00–146.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.00/cwt	145.00–157.00	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.17/cwt	142.50–149.00	785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.85/cwt	132.50–137.00	641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	68.60/cwt	65.00–74.00	836	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	53.35/cwt	50.00–55.00	620	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	59.71/cwt	55.00–63.00	704	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	63.69/cwt	63.00–64.00	934	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	53.21/cwt	50.00–56.00	732	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	59.76/cwt	56.00–63.00	846	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	59.10/cwt	58.00–60.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	28.00/cwt	20.00–32.50	241	12

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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