Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Demand moderate to good, supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.29/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$150.29

231 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	152.05	885	106
Medium and Large 1-2	564	149.91	846	116
Medium and Large 2	626	140.00	876	6thin
Medium 2-3	688	123.00	846	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $39 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 sale231 hd

150.29

—

MO average11 barns · 6,582 hd

148.09

+2.20

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	1,675	89.64	1,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	59.28	726	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	57.77	841	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	49.09	500	18

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	482	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,031	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	156.06/cwt	147.50–158.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	148.56/cwt	148.50–149.00	934	17
Bulls	—	—	1,655	86.78/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	754	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	566	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.17/cwt	153.00–164.00	676	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	39.07/cwt	32.50–45.00	375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.47/cwt	161.00–170.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	163.45/cwt	161.00–165.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.68/cwt	157.50–163.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	611	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	170.94/cwt	168.00–173.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.03/cwt	140.00–153.00	845	32
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.33/cwt	153.00–162.00	829	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	911	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.86/cwt	127.00–128.00	798	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	719	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	572	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	691	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	133.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	911	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	147.19/cwt	142.50–151.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.03/cwt	133.00–145.00	731	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	145.74/cwt	145.00–146.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.67/cwt	132.00–138.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.54/cwt	117.50–124.00	762	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	81.98/cwt	75.00–85.00	778	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	57.77/cwt	57.50–58.00	841	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	58.76/cwt	54.00–62.00	687	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	66.94/cwt	65.00–69.00	922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	53.95/cwt	52.50–55.00	711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	50.00/cwt	47.50–54.00	507	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	57.67/cwt	54.00–60.50	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.23/cwt	132.00–138.00	703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	93.92/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,601	4

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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