Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.37/cwt on 484 head.

Average price

$126.37

484 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	130.53	685	220
Medium and Large 1-2	525	124.62	655	220
Medium and Large 2	517	118.81	615	13thin
Medium 2-3	547	114.49	626	10thin
Medium 3	438	111.88	489	16thin
Large 1	622	110.00	684	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $1 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 sale484 hd

126.37

—

MO average20 barns · 11,194 hd

132.77

−6.40

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	1,564	71.06	1,111	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	49.21	702	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	44.93	569	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	37.33	404	63

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	119.59/cwt	118.00–120.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	116.67/cwt	115.00–117.50	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	782	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.01/cwt	107.50–120.00	673	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.09/cwt	135.00–151.00	612	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	53.17/cwt	50.00–59.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	587	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	72.60/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,162	13
Bulls	—	—	1,379	63.82/cwt	62.00–65.00	880	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	412	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	601	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	492	113.99/cwt	112.50–115.00	561	5
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	433	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.43/cwt	115.00–130.00	577	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.16/cwt	129.00–135.00	707	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	517	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	126.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	863	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	136.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	704	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	792	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	146.56/cwt	146.00–147.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	151.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	151.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	736	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.11/cwt	137.50–141.00	868	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.24/cwt	147.00–154.00	802	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	137.28/cwt	137.00–137.50	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	144.73/cwt	142.50–146.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	122.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	132.82/cwt	131.00–135.00	818	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.55/cwt	150.00–162.00	732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.57/cwt	140.00–141.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.72/cwt	160.00–175.00	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	144.07/cwt	142.50–146.00	850	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	138.29/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,073	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.73/cwt	152.50–165.00	673	28
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	45.39/cwt	42.00–51.00	580	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	41.36/cwt	40.00–43.00	510	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	49.46/cwt	46.00–54.00	704	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	41.33/cwt	35.50–48.00	466	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	32.37/cwt	28.00–36.50	331	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	48.49/cwt	46.00–50.00	583	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	81	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	162.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	137.74/cwt	137.50–139.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	120.67/cwt	118.00–122.50	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	137.70/cwt	130.00–148.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.65/cwt	145.00–148.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	704	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	122.08/cwt	121.00–122.50	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	174.02/cwt	169.00–175.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.83/cwt	140.00–141.50	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.23/cwt	125.00–139.00	683	20
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	918	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,115	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,827	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	929	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,593	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,847	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,075.89/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	11,620	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	899.61/cwt	775.00–950.00	9,653	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	941.48/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,356	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.08/cwt	112.50–125.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	134.38/cwt	130.00–137.50	503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.14/cwt	120.00–132.50	651	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	131.27/cwt	128.00–135.00	625	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	122.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	751	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	132.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	991	9

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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