Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures sharply higher, providing some good news and optimism for the cattle industry.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.07/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$126.07

312 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$30.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	131.87	666	136
Medium and Large 1-2	510	128.30	654	128
Medium 2-3	472	115.00	543	3thin
Medium 1-2	513	114.50	587	6thin
Medium and Large 2	733	101.18	741	39

One grade step is worth $30.69/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale312 hd

126.07

—

MO average18 barns · 8,873 hd

128.20

−2.13

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	1,667	79.19	1,320	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	54.66	626	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	53.23	763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	45.04	473	46

Every lot, as filed

84 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	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	253	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.68/cwt	154.00–159.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.50	705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	179.79/cwt	176.00–181.00	502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	183.31/cwt	182.50–185.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	324	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.15/cwt	149.00–154.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	934	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.78/cwt	129.00–132.50	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	139.13/cwt	136.00–140.00	786	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	148.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.63/cwt	160.00–174.00	704	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	160.01/cwt	158.00–161.00	779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	847	7
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	493	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	631	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	521	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	763	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	334	147.29/cwt	140.00–154.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	119.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	748	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	125.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.85/cwt	136.00–141.00	582	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	139.79/cwt	135.00–142.50	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.49/cwt	128.00–137.50	692	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	730	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	47.44/cwt	42.00–52.50	492	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	37.25/cwt	30.00–43.00	379	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	56.76/cwt	55.00–60.50	666	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	21.61/cwt	20.00–23.00	188	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	54.95/cwt	50.00–58.00	749	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	48.63/cwt	47.50–50.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	54.47/cwt	50.00–58.00	633	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	48.06/cwt	46.50–49.00	514	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	79.56/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	69.69/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	92.71/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	497	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	472	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	147.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	477	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.40/cwt	142.00–143.00	607	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.03/cwt	138.00–148.50	822	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,188.89/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	12,281	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,080	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,990	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,028	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,235	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	952.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	739.64/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,277	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	847	849.36/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,194	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1

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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