Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a limited test last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, no recent test of yearlings for a price comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.39/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$158.39

265 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	329	179.09	589	11thin
Medium and Large 1	581	158.36	921	195
Medium and Large 1-2	528	156.64	826	44
Medium and Large 2	481	148.86	716	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale265 hd

158.39

—

MO average16 barns · 7,196 hd

156.47

+1.92

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	1,738	77.89	1,354	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	53.33	634	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	53.00	761	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	44.65	471	45

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	55.36/cwt	54.00–57.00	652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	47.56/cwt	40.00–54.50	509	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	33.51/cwt	29.00–38.00	328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	951	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	177.45/cwt	169.00–184.00	862	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.91/cwt	152.50–159.00	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	158.34/cwt	156.00–160.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.05/cwt	164.00–177.00	898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	179.92/cwt	175.00–188.00	775	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	53.65/cwt	51.00–56.00	643	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	160.13/cwt	152.00–165.00	546	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	150.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.63/cwt	150.00–152.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.39/cwt	124.00–140.50	768	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.53/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.12/cwt	127.00–136.00	816	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.28/cwt	142.50–147.00	683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	802	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	919.66/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	596	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.12/cwt	150.00–152.50	479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.20/cwt	144.00–148.50	766	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	125.65/cwt	122.50–127.50	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,230	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	165.96/cwt	152.50–171.00	782	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	141.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	5
Bulls	—	—	1,618	70.16/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	82.02/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,506	7
Bulls	—	—	1,110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.94/cwt	175.00–178.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.53/cwt	135.00–152.50	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	718	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	289	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	165.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	152.77/cwt	151.00–154.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.71/cwt	154.00–163.00	914	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.13/cwt	146.00–154.00	943	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	190.51/cwt	185.00–196.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	174.49/cwt	173.00–176.00	541	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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