Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, Over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply heavy.Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.71/cwt on 892 head.

Average price

$144.71

892 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	146.51	914	758
Medium and Large 1-2	599	135.34	811	122
Large 2	624	127.50	796	4thin
Large 1	618	126.00	778	4thin
Medium and Large 2	604	125.00	755	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $159 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 sale892 hd

144.71

—

MO average20 barns · 21,685 hd

148.16

−3.45

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	1,582	68.77	1,088	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	47.53	644	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	45.28	535	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	35.80	373	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.42/cwt	126.00–140.00	789	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.50	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	150.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	742	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	125.04/cwt	122.50–127.50	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	138.21/cwt	134.00–142.50	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	132.15/cwt	130.00–137.50	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.32/cwt	162.50–170.00	617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	138.48/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,086	16
Steers	Large 2	—	624	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	143.82/cwt	138.00–145.25	1,060	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	144.30/cwt	141.00–145.50	835	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.51/cwt	138.00–143.50	876	85
Steers	Large 1	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	2
Steers	Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	140.92/cwt	138.00–142.50	950	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	174.57/cwt	172.50–175.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.47/cwt	146.00–158.00	787	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.69/cwt	153.00–165.00	682	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	761	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	517	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	498	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	299	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	658.75/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,016	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	881.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,620	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	835.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.70/cwt	139.00–147.00	753	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	649	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	772	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	594	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	707	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.59/cwt	125.00–142.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	135.19/cwt	134.00–137.50	777	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	662	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	142.68/cwt	142.00–143.50	666	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	33.89/cwt	32.00–35.00	325	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	26.91/cwt	25.00–28.00	300	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	38.84/cwt	35.00–45.00	426	11
Bulls	—	—	1,760	73.57/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	63.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.20/cwt	115.00–132.50	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.72/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	47.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	47.62/cwt	45.00–50.00	566	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	40.61/cwt	40.00–42.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.42/cwt	129.00–133.00	743	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	134.43/cwt	129.00–138.00	641	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.32/cwt	117.00–122.50	696	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	118.36/cwt	117.00–122.50	794	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.18/cwt	120.00–123.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	128.89/cwt	127.50–130.00	811	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	870	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	136.15/cwt	134.00–138.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	141.07/cwt	140.00–142.50	468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	139.57/cwt	137.50–140.00	542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	673	118.29/cwt	118.00–120.00	796	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.45/cwt	128.00–137.00	697	49

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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