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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, long time weaned steer and heifer calves steady, un-weaned calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, yearlings steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Demand moderate to light for un-weaned calves, moderate to good for weaned calves and yearlings, supply moderate. Weather changes curtailed demand for calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.23/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$141.23

467 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	145.22	826	148
Medium and Large 1-2	638	141.00	899	285
Medium and Large 2	546	131.37	717	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	631	125.32	791	7thin
Medium 3	767	116.51	894	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale467 hd

141.23

—

MO average17 barns · 8,649 hd

146.95

−5.72

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	—	Low	1,625	77.15	1,253	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	56.89	767	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	55.23	660	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	44.60	473	82

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	446	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.67/cwt	110.00–122.50	624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	138.42/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,013	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.24/cwt	142.50–150.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	141.88/cwt	136.00–144.00	982	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.50	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.61/cwt	120.00–135.00	484	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.52/cwt	125.00–127.50	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.09/cwt	125.00–132.50	621	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	85.59/cwt	70.00–92.50	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	48.37/cwt	40.00–54.00	534	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	636	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	63.12/cwt	61.00–65.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	67.94/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,036	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	56.82/cwt	54.00–62.00	760	12
Bulls	—	—	1,661	80.50/cwt	77.50–84.00	1,337	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	62.64/cwt	62.00–64.00	787	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	27.74/cwt	25.00–30.00	247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	50.36/cwt	45.00–52.50	621	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	35.62/cwt	30.00–42.00	342	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	54.77/cwt	50.00–58.50	641	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.50	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	125.32/cwt	122.50–127.50	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	141.48/cwt	138.00–144.00	934	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	153.34/cwt	146.00–158.50	817	33
Steers	Medium 3	—	767	116.51/cwt	115.00–117.50	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	131.99/cwt	127.50–135.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.50/cwt	125.00–132.50	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	827	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.12/cwt	154.00–157.50	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	127.99/cwt	125.00–132.50	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	133.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	780	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	109.97/cwt	109.00–112.50	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.29/cwt	122.00–122.50	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.90/cwt	136.00–143.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	144.28/cwt	142.50–148.00	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.24/cwt	155.00–158.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	126.24/cwt	122.50–130.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	127.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	136.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.20/cwt	132.50–135.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.21/cwt	135.00–142.50	793	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	144.09/cwt	142.50–145.00	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	114.59/cwt	112.50–117.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.29/cwt	128.00–133.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	136.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	127.70/cwt	127.00–128.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.18/cwt	136.00–145.00	907	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.87/cwt	136.00–142.50	801	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	111.68/cwt	110.00–112.50	541	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	119.34/cwt	115.00–122.50	683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	762	6

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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