Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.77/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$143.77

403 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	147.14	934	233
Medium and Large 1-2	576	140.11	807	152
Large 1	495	135.00	668	3thin
Medium and Large 2	663	130.33	864	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $70 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 sale403 hd

143.77

—

MO average18 barns · 11,323 hd

150.32

−6.55

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	1,648	70.15	1,156	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	55.25	777	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	51.11	656	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	41.59	451	80

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	—	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	148.00/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,128	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	166.43/cwt	162.50–167.00	736	8
Steers	Large 1	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	765	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	166.91/cwt	162.00–169.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.04/cwt	147.00–158.00	801	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.21/cwt	140.00–147.50	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	35.36/cwt	30.00–40.50	382	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	45.04/cwt	42.50–47.00	581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	51.18/cwt	47.50–55.50	659	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	43.19/cwt	37.50–48.00	469	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	22.06/cwt	15.00–27.50	202	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	51.70/cwt	48.00–56.00	614	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	58.47/cwt	55.00–64.00	736	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	55.65/cwt	53.00–58.50	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	133.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	644	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	134.44/cwt	131.00–135.00	714	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	124.69/cwt	122.50–127.50	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.99/cwt	121.00–126.00	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.97/cwt	137.50–141.00	459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	269	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.74/cwt	120.00–132.50	609	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.44/cwt	120.00–122.50	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	559	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,097	856.98/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,401	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	727.82/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,769	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	900.69/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,024	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,071	725.02/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	136.41/cwt	130.00–141.00	592	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	142.63/cwt	142.50–143.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	326	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	126.20/cwt	125.00–128.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.94/cwt	120.00–132.50	791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	121.19/cwt	117.50–122.50	749	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	52.16/cwt	50.00–60.00	527	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	69.67/cwt	67.50–71.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	117.63/cwt	115.00–122.50	679	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	149.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	63.62/cwt	60.00–68.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	121.46/cwt	112.50–126.50	753	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.62/cwt	127.00–140.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	5
Bulls	—	—	1,739	75.74/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.31/cwt	122.50–135.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.13/cwt	132.50–142.50	774	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	134.71/cwt	132.50–138.00	841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	142.49/cwt	141.00–143.50	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	142.39/cwt	141.00–145.00	829	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.14/cwt	133.00–144.00	854	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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