Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale three weeks ago, Feeder steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers stead to 6.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.66/cwt on 703 head.

Average price

$147.66

703 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$68.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

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	148.74	928	572
Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.45	818	100
Large 1	641	140.78	902	28
Large 3	893	80.00	714	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.74/cwt here — about $214 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 sale703 hd

147.66

—

MO average7 barns · 10,560 hd

155.14

−7.48

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	1,714	74.81	1,282	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	53.15	806	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	50.09	611	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	39.84	433	45

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	460	155.36/cwt	152.00–157.50	715	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	391	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	274	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	415	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	563	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	333	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	216	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	129.40/cwt	128.00–130.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.33/cwt	132.50–135.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	902	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.59/cwt	138.00–150.00	788	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	831	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	143.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	958	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	136.72/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,105	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	962	3
Steers	Large 3	—	893	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	714	3
Steers	Large 1	—	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	140.71/cwt	136.00–141.75	1,000	143
Steers	Large 1	—	529	151.62/cwt	149.00–152.50	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	868	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.28/cwt	153.00–165.00	835	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,226	713.17/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	860.89/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.32/cwt	160.00–172.00	770	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.70/cwt	162.50–179.00	730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	173.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,242	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	449	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	942	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	683	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.09/cwt	127.00–137.50	746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.18/cwt	142.50–159.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	147.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	800	2
Steers	Large 1	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	631	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.46/cwt	130.00–131.50	811	44
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	127.71/cwt	127.50–128.00	905	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	124.15/cwt	121.00–126.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.73/cwt	125.00–126.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	678	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.77/cwt	132.50–144.00	727	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	893	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	45.47/cwt	42.00–49.50	504	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	132.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	133.82/cwt	131.00–139.00	586	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	637	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.89/cwt	122.50–130.00	806	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	48.33/cwt	43.00–52.00	574	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	54.87/cwt	53.00–56.00	816	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	23.59/cwt	19.00–25.00	200	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	53.46/cwt	51.50–55.50	632	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	35.32/cwt	30.00–41.50	403	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.90/cwt	127.50–144.00	697	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	615	9
Bulls	—	—	1,798	79.68/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,433	10
Bulls	—	—	1,504	62.64/cwt	50.00–71.00	942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	40.93/cwt	37.50–42.00	476	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	56.08/cwt	54.00–58.50	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	384	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	466	174.61/cwt	173.00–177.00	814	27

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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