Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply light. Muddy conditions persist as rain showers continue and the ground is saturated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.69/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$130.69

143 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	132.95	645	85
Medium and Large 1-2	537	127.50	685	55
Medium 1-2	442	125.00	553	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $92 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 sale143 hd

130.69

—

MO average17 barns · 8,262 hd

132.75

−2.06

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	1,608	82.89	1,333	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	57.02	776	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	56.47	659	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	46.89	463	45

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	625	142.32/cwt	136.00–148.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.23/cwt	161.00–165.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.50	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	148.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.18/cwt	157.50–160.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.06/cwt	147.50–159.00	727	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	171.99/cwt	170.00–172.50	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	164.15/cwt	162.50–165.00	680	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	133.62/cwt	132.50–135.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,210	626.65/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	986.54/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	12,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	67.66/cwt	65.00–70.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	50.57/cwt	45.00–55.00	524	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	161	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	55.79/cwt	53.00–59.00	617	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	56.57/cwt	52.50–60.00	581	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	65.30/cwt	62.50–68.00	753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	37.71/cwt	30.00–45.00	330	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	58.42/cwt	55.00–62.50	810	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	50.02/cwt	48.00–52.50	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	125.89/cwt	122.50–128.00	763	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.23/cwt	117.50–126.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	132.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	614	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	141.01/cwt	136.00–142.50	574	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	442	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	127.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.28/cwt	132.50–138.50	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	143.48/cwt	142.50–144.00	478	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	6
Bulls	—	—	1,656	85.65/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	126.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.87/cwt	128.00–137.50	630	16

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →