Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.10/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$125.10

264 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$49.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	132.41	676	94
Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.58	600	129
Large 1-2	598	117.67	703	6thin
Medium and Large 2	501	111.59	559	28
Medium 1-2	906	108.00	978	4thin
Medium 2	1,085	82.50	895	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.91/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale264 hd

125.10

—

MO average18 barns · 5,613 hd

131.33

−6.23

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	1,606	77.08	1,238	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	53.49	632	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	51.67	715	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	46.52	501	37

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Large 1-2	—	467	133.68/cwt	125.00–140.00	624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	49.07/cwt	47.50–51.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.54/cwt	125.00–140.00	702	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	145.68/cwt	142.00–147.50	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	130.06/cwt	125.00–132.50	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.81/cwt	112.00–120.50	722	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	668	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	53.77/cwt	50.00–57.50	639	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	51.67/cwt	50.00–55.00	715	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	86.12/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	39.26/cwt	35.00–40.00	376	5
Bulls	—	—	1,484	69.77/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	53.40/cwt	52.50–55.00	561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	77.60/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,156	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	46.59/cwt	41.00–52.00	514	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	59.66/cwt	59.00–60.00	738	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	845	54.25/cwt	49.50–67.00	458	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	97.12/cwt	92.50–105.00	861	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	919	738.67/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	867.05/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,118	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	739.76/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.31/cwt	117.50–120.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	122.43/cwt	119.00–128.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	129.88/cwt	127.00–133.00	630	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	845	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.50	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	155.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	673	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	628	129.34/cwt	128.00–132.50	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	111.67/cwt	110.00–112.50	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	109.61/cwt	107.50–114.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	112.61/cwt	111.00–114.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.16/cwt	127.50–140.00	506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.80/cwt	122.50–132.50	740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.37/cwt	144.00–156.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.98/cwt	163.00–165.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	110.90/cwt	107.50–113.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.19/cwt	122.50–129.00	534	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	575	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	145.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.59/cwt	116.00–120.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	108.33/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	483	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	137.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	446	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.91/cwt	125.00–132.50	730	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	906	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.37/cwt	115.00–128.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.21/cwt	135.00–148.00	607	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	133.59/cwt	127.50–138.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	148.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	134.00/cwt	132.50–135.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	109.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	721	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.18/cwt	117.50–126.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.97/cwt	127.00–133.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,085	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.60/cwt	117.50–131.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.76/cwt	136.00–149.00	586	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.43/cwt	135.00–137.50	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	108.03/cwt	95.00–112.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	114.25/cwt	110.00–122.50	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.01/cwt	112.50–122.50	725	14

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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