Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, too few yearlings last week for a price comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand very good for feeders, moderate to good for slaughter cattle, supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.89/cwt on 736 head.

Average price

$160.89

736 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	165.36	944	434
Medium and Large 1-2	587	155.54	912	255
Medium and Large 2	540	149.41	807	43
Medium 2-3	521	140.00	729	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $215 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 sale736 hd

160.89

—

MO average17 barns · 14,628 hd

159.86

+1.02

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	1,689	77.66	1,312	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	66.08	938	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	58.93	753	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	41.09	423	51

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2Unweaned	—	424	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.89/cwt	127.50–142.00	780	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	150.20/cwt	145.00–152.50	577	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.02/cwt	120.00–131.50	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	145.23/cwt	142.50–148.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.95/cwt	149.00–160.00	734	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.93/cwt	155.00–164.00	608	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	153.75/cwt	152.00–155.00	431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	163.02/cwt	150.00–170.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	179.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	928	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	184.20/cwt	179.00–188.00	862	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	189.54/cwt	189.00–191.00	728	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.08/cwt	63.00–69.00	938	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	58.98/cwt	52.00–64.00	746	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	31.70/cwt	30.00–40.00	321	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	48.39/cwt	40.00–54.50	519	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	67.00/cwt	65.50–68.50	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	58.60/cwt	56.00–61.50	620	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	23.55/cwt	17.00–30.00	218	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	50.41/cwt	47.50–53.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	537	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.65/cwt	146.00–155.00	651	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.43/cwt	120.00–122.50	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	154.84/cwt	151.00–157.50	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.94/cwt	130.00–135.50	841	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.17/cwt	156.00–162.00	686	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	123.53/cwt	120.00–124.00	880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.50	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.79/cwt	139.00–151.00	695	49
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	358	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	158	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	977.14/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	808.01/cwt	750.00–860.00	10,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	172.33/cwt	162.50–177.00	839	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.14/cwt	148.00–167.00	877	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	176.11/cwt	175.00–178.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	165.39/cwt	159.00–170.00	938	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	185.79/cwt	182.00–190.00	784	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	635	8
Bulls	—	—	1,772	82.03/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,454	10
Bulls	—	—	1,413	63.08/cwt	52.50–70.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	137.40/cwt	133.00–140.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.30/cwt	180.00–184.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.54/cwt	133.00–137.00	896	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.92/cwt	138.00–146.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	148.44/cwt	144.00–156.00	702	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.65/cwt	137.00–146.50	820	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.63/cwt	145.50–154.50	785	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	144.86/cwt	142.00–146.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.06/cwt	145.00–152.50	958	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.56/cwt	134.00–143.50	929	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	178.01/cwt	175.00–182.00	764	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	156.13/cwt	148.00–162.00	980	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	144.60/cwt	141.00–148.00	982	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	140.81/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,053	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.50	965	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.61/cwt	160.00–172.00	886	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	162.58/cwt	157.50–165.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	121.56/cwt	120.00–122.50	923	8

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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