Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady, except some yearling steers sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady on a limited test. Demand best for long time weaned calves and yearlings, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.81/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$141.81

364 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$0.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	142.07	1,046	266
Medium and Large 1-2	564	141.11	796	98

One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about $250 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 sale364 hd

141.81

—

MO average17 barns · 9,543 hd

146.97

−5.16

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	1,740	79.25	1,379	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	57.62	774	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	53.66	661	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	39.69	412	31

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	—	417	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	112.15/cwt	108.00–115.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.01/cwt	115.00–124.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.82/cwt	128.00–132.50	693	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	122.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.11/cwt	117.50–119.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.34/cwt	112.50–115.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	136.65/cwt	133.00–146.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.74/cwt	132.50–137.25	848	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	129.66/cwt	128.00–130.25	954	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	759	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.88/cwt	134.50–142.00	662	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.50	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	142.17/cwt	139.00–146.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	134.92/cwt	134.00–139.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	786	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.57/cwt	122.50–125.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.24/cwt	133.50–140.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	7
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	633	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.17/cwt	134.00–145.00	800	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.72/cwt	131.00–142.00	979	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.04/cwt	134.00–144.00	733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.50/cwt	134.50–144.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	150.85/cwt	145.00–154.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	144.50/cwt	140.00–145.50	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,178	110
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,691	4
Bred Cows	Small 4Broken Mouth	—	774	403.68/cwt	400.00–410.00	3,124	7
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	835	497.03/cwt	475.00–525.00	4,150	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	46.43/cwt	40.00–51.50	503	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	36.43/cwt	30.00–40.00	385	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	25.58/cwt	20.00–30.00	215	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	54.05/cwt	53.50–54.50	610	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	57.33/cwt	54.00–61.00	773	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	63.78/cwt	62.00–65.00	842	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	50.37/cwt	48.00–53.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	53.61/cwt	49.00–58.00	670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	49.09/cwt	45.00–52.50	583	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.07/cwt	61.00–64.00	776	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	82.31/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,443	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	89.21/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	64.70/cwt	58.00–75.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	150.51/cwt	141.00–153.85	1,007	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	138.81/cwt	138.00–139.25	1,079	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	875	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	760	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	158.83/cwt	156.00–159.50	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	119.45/cwt	117.50–121.00	449	10

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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