Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.84/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$126.84

258 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	128.36	697	156
Medium and Large 1-2	498	125.27	624	92
Medium and Large 2	511	118.70	607	7thin
Medium 1-2	520	115.00	598	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $99 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 sale258 hd

126.84

—

MO average17 barns · 8,044 hd

129.30

−2.46

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	1,509	71.47	1,078	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	54.68	643	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	53.34	727	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	45.17	496	35

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	425	163.18/cwt	156.00–167.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	130.78/cwt	130.00–131.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.45/cwt	115.00–122.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	126.38/cwt	126.00–127.50	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	114.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.95/cwt	122.50–142.00	681	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	838	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	130.46/cwt	127.50–132.50	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	591	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	136.51/cwt	134.00–140.00	494	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	120.00/cwt	119.50–121.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.38/cwt	122.50–129.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	124.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,357.14/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	13,666	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,333.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	13,693	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,296.88/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	13,617	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	938	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,146	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,013	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	130.57/cwt	126.00–133.00	671	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.69/cwt	158.00–163.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.06/cwt	118.00–127.50	588	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	121.11/cwt	120.00–123.00	710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.25/cwt	133.00–145.00	735	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.24/cwt	127.50–136.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.13/cwt	129.00–134.50	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	147.94/cwt	147.50–148.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	133.23/cwt	132.50–134.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.82/cwt	134.00–145.00	801	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	146.91/cwt	146.00–148.00	735	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	777.64/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,943	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,016.11/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,228	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,129	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,899	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	896	937.35/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,399	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	45.42/cwt	40.00–52.00	504	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	41.63/cwt	37.50–43.50	453	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	57.42/cwt	56.00–61.00	662	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	31.29/cwt	30.00–32.00	301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	53.34/cwt	52.00–54.00	727	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	53.83/cwt	49.50–58.00	639	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	59.46/cwt	56.00–61.00	681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	50.25/cwt	48.00–52.50	589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	80.76/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	67.71/cwt	60.00–72.50	1,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	59.58/cwt	55.00–62.50	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.90/cwt	117.50–120.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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