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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.87/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$146.87

359 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	155.21	842	179
Medium and Large 1-2	548	140.77	771	162
Medium 1-2	572	132.68	759	4thin
Medium and Large 2	386	114.96	443	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about $398 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 sale359 hd

146.87

—

MO average19 barns · 19,865 hd

147.39

−0.52

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	1,654	73.12	1,209	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	42.67	504	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	41.93	532	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	31.07	305	52

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	—	1,547	89.44/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.59/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,179	8
Bulls	—	—	1,768	65.54/cwt	64.00–66.50	1,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	120.53/cwt	115.00–126.00	552	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	310	39.68/cwt	30.00–45.00	123	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	260	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	169	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	118	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	835.04/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,699	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	692.70/cwt	685.00–700.00	5,874	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	234	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	140	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	402	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.35/cwt	155.00–168.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.77/cwt	135.00–150.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	162.74/cwt	152.50–168.00	758	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	717.38/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,441	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.25/cwt	149.00–160.50	823	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	131.11/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.24/cwt	126.00–134.00	839	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	572	132.68/cwt	125.00–140.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	166.06/cwt	160.00–180.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	154.40/cwt	145.00–157.50	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.88/cwt	162.00–174.00	633	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.59/cwt	151.00–172.00	716	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	135.17/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.35/cwt	119.00–137.50	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.63/cwt	136.00–158.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.79/cwt	134.50–156.00	769	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.13/cwt	122.50–147.00	746	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.78/cwt	118.00–124.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.24/cwt	127.50–133.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	643	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	759	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	40.31/cwt	31.00–47.00	476	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	55.64/cwt	51.00–58.00	714	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	34.00/cwt	25.00–39.00	357	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	41.57/cwt	33.00–48.50	523	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	36.99/cwt	35.00–37.50	475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	51.38/cwt	49.00–55.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	111.21/cwt	109.00–116.00	345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	39.26/cwt	30.00–48.00	388	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	22.84/cwt	20.00–32.00	226	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	13.82/cwt	10.00–15.50	132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	729	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.15/cwt	136.50–143.50	661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	121.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.84/cwt	122.00–127.00	743	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.60/cwt	125.00–141.00	507	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.58/cwt	127.50–138.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.19/cwt	141.00–147.00	462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.37/cwt	125.00–145.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	367	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	486	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	808	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	135.43/cwt	135.00–137.00	364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.47/cwt	120.00–147.50	763	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.43/cwt	120.00–137.00	816	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.73/cwt	122.00–139.00	634	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.36/cwt	124.00–135.00	678	34

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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