Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steers steady, heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.90/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$145.90

392 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$34.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	148.60	811	96
Medium and Large 1-2	554	146.42	811	272
Medium and Large 2	543	134.28	729	18thin
Small and Medium 3	410	114.00	467	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about $343 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 sale392 hd

145.90

—

MO average19 barns · 15,693 hd

148.35

−2.45

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	1,710	83.27	1,424	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	59.00	791	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	58.40	719	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	48.75	518	50

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	56.20/cwt	53.00–62.50	722	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	791	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.23/cwt	55.00–58.50	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	34.41/cwt	30.00–40.00	355	8
Bulls	—	—	1,722	81.81/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.60/cwt	148.00–152.50	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	12
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	156.00/cwt	154.00–159.00	747	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.46/cwt	151.00–155.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	141.74/cwt	137.50–152.50	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	141.55/cwt	132.50–146.00	886	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.52/cwt	162.00–166.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.59/cwt	162.50–163.00	777	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	146.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	748	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	901	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	136.28/cwt	134.00–137.50	789	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	906	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	118.59/cwt	118.00–120.00	927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.09/cwt	142.50–154.00	857	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	159.64/cwt	155.00–164.00	613	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	150.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	164.60/cwt	164.00–165.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.03/cwt	150.00–159.50	816	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	162.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	696	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	587	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	119.68/cwt	117.50–121.00	698	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	122.38/cwt	122.00–122.50	695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	133.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	127.59/cwt	126.00–130.00	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	147.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.05/cwt	113.00–118.00	727	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	145.17/cwt	144.00–147.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	702	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	65.85/cwt	64.00–67.50	728	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	50.71/cwt	45.00–56.00	543	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	847.70/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,901	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	752.59/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,091	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,007	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,028.95/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,905	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	781.74/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,483	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,340	816.86/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,946	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	383	89.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.89/cwt	137.50–144.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.64/cwt	132.50–142.00	663	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	142.05/cwt	140.00–143.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	823	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.64/cwt	132.50–133.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	110.22/cwt	108.00–112.50	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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