Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.63/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$144.63

307 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	146.02	973	225
Medium 1-2	411	143.00	588	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	596	140.60	838	75

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $135 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 sale307 hd

144.63

—

MO average16 barns · 8,838 hd

145.98

−1.35

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	1,619	74.40	1,204	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	53.25	885	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	45.42	588	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	39.80	459	38

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	790	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,146	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.61/cwt	128.00–145.00	654	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	868	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	411	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	142.48/cwt	141.00–147.00	836	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.72/cwt	141.00–142.50	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	126.57/cwt	123.00–133.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.40/cwt	144.00–151.00	782	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	146.34/cwt	140.00–147.25	1,008	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,148	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	488	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,160	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,322	817.57/cwt	775.00–845.00	10,808	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	41.41/cwt	36.50–45.00	477	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	46.75/cwt	46.00–47.50	512	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	677	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	35.82/cwt	30.00–38.50	425	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	45.48/cwt	42.50–50.00	589	12
Bulls	—	—	1,721	79.25/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,364	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	42.02/cwt	40.00–44.00	536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	63.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.06/cwt	130.00–132.50	759	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	126.15/cwt	125.00–127.50	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	131.77/cwt	128.00–133.00	716	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	134.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	586	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	592	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	759	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.91/cwt	138.00–142.50	884	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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