Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate for feeders, good for slaughter cattle, supply moderate. The bulk of the calves were un-weaned, with only a few weaned calves in the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.36/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$123.36

281 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	126.59	698	156
Medium and Large 1-2	562	120.20	675	102
Medium and Large 2	536	115.41	619	23

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $79 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 sale281 hd

123.36

—

MO average18 barns · 10,378 hd

132.17

−8.81

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	1,864	92.73	1,728	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	67.33	829	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	61.38	846	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	57.46	609	30

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	527	131.53/cwt	127.50–135.00	693	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.93/cwt	122.50–135.00	623	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	117.85/cwt	114.00–119.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	108.83/cwt	108.00–110.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	115.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	116.05/cwt	108.00–122.50	710	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	122.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	113.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	699	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.49/cwt	122.50–133.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.15/cwt	108.00–114.50	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	135.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	134.25/cwt	127.50–141.00	844	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.54/cwt	136.00–142.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.78/cwt	130.00–132.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.72/cwt	140.00–153.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.90/cwt	139.00–151.00	820	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,142	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.32/cwt	136.00–153.00	762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.80/cwt	148.00–167.00	753	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	779	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.23/cwt	135.00–154.00	774	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	129.45/cwt	128.00–132.50	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	125.28/cwt	122.50–130.00	843	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	110.31/cwt	107.50–116.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	92.73/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	716	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	57.92/cwt	53.00–62.00	607	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	70.87/cwt	68.50–73.00	900	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	65.56/cwt	60.00–70.00	795	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	62.51/cwt	59.00–67.50	876	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	44.30/cwt	40.00–47.50	405	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	66.41/cwt	64.00–71.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.54/cwt	122.50–130.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	640	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.50	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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