Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady, except 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, yearlings steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.05/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$147.05

304 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$3.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	147.99	877	219
Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.65	753	85

One grade step is worth $3.34/cwt here — about $124 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 sale304 hd

147.05

—

MO average20 barns · 13,212 hd

149.68

−2.62

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	1,591	72.82	1,159	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	51.74	757	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	44.99	530	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	37.62	400	61

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	424	145.36/cwt	142.50–150.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	152.50/cwt	146.00–162.00	811	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.35/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	743	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	486	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.50	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.29/cwt	125.00–139.00	697	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.17/cwt	129.00–131.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	139.19/cwt	135.00–143.00	848	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.35/cwt	138.00–146.00	885	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.94/cwt	138.00–145.00	958	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	111.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.87/cwt	117.50–130.00	626	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	129.54/cwt	125.00–132.50	434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	139.45/cwt	137.50–140.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.49/cwt	150.00–152.50	644	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	40.51/cwt	35.00–45.00	440	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	48.73/cwt	47.50–50.00	677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,617	75.82/cwt	72.00–81.50	1,226	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	30.53/cwt	25.00–35.50	313	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	54.75/cwt	53.00–56.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	63.82/cwt	61.00–68.00	966	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	17.34/cwt	15.00–20.00	144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	44.99/cwt	42.00–50.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.96/cwt	150.00–157.50	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	151.11/cwt	146.50–154.00	879	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	746	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.14/cwt	162.00–170.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	136.30/cwt	132.50–138.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	130.78/cwt	120.00–136.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.88/cwt	131.00–134.00	940	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	136.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	629	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,154	606.66/cwt	600.00–625.00	7,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,003.68/cwt	970.00–1,050.00	12,265	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,161	855.60/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	164.01/cwt	161.00–166.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.46/cwt	140.00–154.00	756	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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