Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 500 lbs steady to firm, over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand moderate for feeders, moderate to light for slaughter cows, supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.50/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$157.50

474 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$21.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	162.85	866	301
Medium and Large 1-2	568	148.95	845	156
Medium and Large 2	550	141.10	776	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $90 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 sale474 hd

157.50

—

MO average21 barns · 25,183 hd

153.57

+3.93

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	1,620	63.01	1,021	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	45.66	636	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	40.90	554	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	28.93	320	83

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	139.87/cwt	132.50–147.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	143.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.13/cwt	125.00–128.00	926	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	179.56/cwt	175.00–182.50	758	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	190.95/cwt	185.00–194.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.37/cwt	122.50–127.50	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	132.13/cwt	127.50–135.00	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	651	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.62/cwt	132.50–136.00	779	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	154.81/cwt	152.50–156.00	437	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	512	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	154.56/cwt	151.00–157.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	579	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.49/cwt	150.00–164.00	747	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.93/cwt	162.50–172.00	713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	129.50/cwt	127.50–130.00	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	174.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	834	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.84/cwt	148.50–159.00	888	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	183.14/cwt	174.00–185.50	701	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	864.35/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,061	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	846	726.85/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	140.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	129.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	151.06/cwt	145.00–152.50	665	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	155.31/cwt	150.00–162.00	519	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.24/cwt	142.50–144.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	786	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	26.41/cwt	20.00–36.00	288	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	45.66/cwt	42.00–52.50	636	11
Bulls	—	—	1,551	59.45/cwt	50.00–67.50	922	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	14.20/cwt	10.00–20.00	135	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	42.94/cwt	37.50–48.00	592	24
Bulls	—	—	1,803	72.51/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,307	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	34.80/cwt	30.00–38.00	408	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	40.12/cwt	39.00–42.00	412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	36.44/cwt	32.00–37.50	473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.74/cwt	140.00–142.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	152.95/cwt	145.00–162.00	821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.90/cwt	134.00–141.00	931	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	132.91/cwt	132.50–135.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	135.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	166.56/cwt	161.00–172.50	873	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	137.77/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	127.72/cwt	127.50–128.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.27/cwt	125.00–135.50	745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	124.61/cwt	124.50–125.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.57/cwt	137.00–143.00	744	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	149.36/cwt	146.00–152.50	693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	156.96/cwt	154.00–157.50	843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	879	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.40/cwt	135.00–142.50	880	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.61/cwt	137.50–152.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	169.35/cwt	166.00–171.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	166.94/cwt	162.50–168.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	148.62/cwt	140.00–154.00	927	44

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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