Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady to weak, weaned calves and yearlings steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with the most increase on breaking Utility cows. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.14/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$129.14

305 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	133.33	736	115
Medium and Large 1-2	563	128.84	726	156
Medium 1-2	309	122.50	379	5thin
Medium and Large 2	636	116.86	744	21
Medium 2-3	492	111.13	547	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $188 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 sale305 hd

129.14

—

MO average16 barns · 6,259 hd

132.05

−2.91

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	1,534	81.21	1,246	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	57.31	817	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	56.83	683	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	44.62	478	57

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	309	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	150.70/cwt	146.00–152.50	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.32/cwt	157.00–166.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	131.48/cwt	127.50–132.25	864	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	612	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	959	58.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	560	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	59.49/cwt	54.00–62.50	848	7
Bulls	—	—	1,526	81.39/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,242	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	21.14/cwt	20.00–25.00	171	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	49.45/cwt	47.50–50.50	586	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	55.01/cwt	52.00–57.00	619	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	63.17/cwt	58.00–68.00	771	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	35.17/cwt	30.00–42.50	356	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	55.58/cwt	52.00–59.00	666	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	48.84/cwt	44.00–54.00	546	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	62.22/cwt	62.00–62.50	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	51.03/cwt	48.00–54.00	733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.80/cwt	132.50–140.00	584	17
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	523	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.37/cwt	130.00–141.50	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.82/cwt	127.50–130.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	901	31
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	474	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	731	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	785	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	114.30/cwt	112.50–115.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	134.09/cwt	133.00–136.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	129.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	864	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,065	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	135.09/cwt	133.50–135.50	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.20/cwt	127.50–136.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.45/cwt	135.00–142.50	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.25/cwt	139.00–147.50	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	142.00/cwt	135.00–149.00	758	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	119.95/cwt	115.00–122.50	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.86/cwt	127.50–132.00	787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.50	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.54/cwt	122.50–132.00	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.53/cwt	127.50–135.00	627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.83/cwt	137.00–144.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.53/cwt	147.50–158.00	705	23
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	733	32

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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