Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.14/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$146.14

225 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$44.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	149.43	886	104
Medium and Large 1-2	568	145.98	829	103
Large 1	683	139.00	949	3thin
Medium 1	676	134.50	909	4thin
Medium 2	534	133.00	711	7thin
Small 3	454	105.00	477	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.43/cwt here — about $409 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 sale225 hd

146.14

—

MO average16 barns · 9,435 hd

144.38

+1.76

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	1,579	83.33	1,316	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	62.73	795	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	57.81	816	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	52.65	558	39

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	487	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.50	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.14/cwt	123.00–125.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.65/cwt	138.00–140.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	697	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	679	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	801	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	912.78/cwt	875.00–985.00	10,953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	61.61/cwt	58.50–66.50	706	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	42.92/cwt	40.00–45.00	394	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	58.05/cwt	57.00–60.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	166.59/cwt	165.00–169.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	676	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	909	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	683	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	124.74/cwt	122.50–127.00	651	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	120.26/cwt	117.50–128.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.65/cwt	126.00–135.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.73/cwt	127.00–132.50	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.68/cwt	122.50–130.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	822	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	60.90/cwt	57.00–64.00	741	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	67.33/cwt	65.00–70.00	861	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	53.93/cwt	53.00–55.00	773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	91.57/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,492	11
Bulls	—	—	1,488	74.47/cwt	67.00–87.00	1,108	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,341	1
Steers	Small 3	—	454	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	567	142.65/cwt	139.00–146.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.78/cwt	145.00–156.00	796	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.53/cwt	138.00–147.50	884	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.72/cwt	152.50–164.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	143.83/cwt	143.00–144.50	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	960	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.48/cwt	47.50–58.50	562	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	149.47/cwt	143.00–152.00	937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	159.05/cwt	148.00–161.50	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.49/cwt	150.00–154.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	138.65/cwt	136.00–143.00	738	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.64/cwt	132.50–140.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	376	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	578	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	6

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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