Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows firm to 1.00 higher Demand good. Supply moderate. Futures were down around 60 points Thursday while the choice cutout slid another 4.37/cwt lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.12/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$143.12

269 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

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	145.35	793	145
Medium 1	483	142.50	688	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	141.32	807	97
Medium and Large 2	487	137.27	668	12thin
Medium 2	612	125.00	765	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $28 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 sale269 hd

143.12

—

MO average17 barns · 11,885 hd

142.69

+0.43

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	1,420	88.50	1,257	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	61.61	758	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	50.13	521	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.47/cwt	118.00–123.50	698	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.07/cwt	119.00–132.00	654	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	105.07/cwt	102.50–107.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	120.16/cwt	120.00–121.00	532	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	483	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	688	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	139.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	562	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	143.82/cwt	142.50–146.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	958	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.32/cwt	157.00–162.00	673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.50/cwt	154.00–160.00	734	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	149.20/cwt	147.00–152.00	788	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	788	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.69/cwt	155.00–162.50	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	134.89/cwt	130.00–142.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	155.21/cwt	152.50–159.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	133.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.14/cwt	143.00–150.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.58/cwt	133.00–135.00	902	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	141.95/cwt	136.50–144.00	836	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	129.59/cwt	122.00–135.00	605	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	133.31/cwt	127.50–135.00	583	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.72/cwt	115.00–123.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	139.00/cwt	137.50–142.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.39/cwt	142.50–144.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	110.26/cwt	108.00–112.50	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	498	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.15/cwt	128.00–141.00	705	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	511	123.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	691	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	799	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.46/cwt	122.50–140.00	694	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.19/cwt	127.50–146.00	650	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.48/cwt	110.00–123.00	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.73/cwt	147.50–154.00	558	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	529	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	133.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	685	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	778.79/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,275	81.68/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	93.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	62.42/cwt	57.50–65.50	770	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	34.15/cwt	33.00–35.00	267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	47.15/cwt	45.00–50.00	488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	56.84/cwt	56.00–59.00	660	5

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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