Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to firm. Demand good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.85/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$131.85

333 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	134.13	730	103
Medium and Large 1-2	537	131.25	704	207
Medium and Large 2	505	127.09	642	23

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $88 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 sale333 hd

131.85

—

MO average17 barns · 6,298 hd

132.85

−0.99

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	—	High	1,747	95.09	1,661	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	64.55	937	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	63.13	762	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	51.42	528	33

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	554	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	765	5
Bulls	—	—	2,053	104.18/cwt	103.50–105.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	439	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	165.01/cwt	163.00–166.00	739	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	96.82/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	143.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,265	80.80/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	128.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.89/cwt	159.00–172.00	698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.94/cwt	154.00–164.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.57/cwt	150.00–152.50	947	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	141.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	844	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	539	121.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	153.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	859	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	868	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.53/cwt	156.00–165.00	764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	142.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.43/cwt	130.00–139.50	943	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.02/cwt	123.00–129.00	775	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	119.20/cwt	111.00–121.50	735	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	130.61/cwt	128.00–132.50	680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	134.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	127.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.55/cwt	132.50–142.50	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	567	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.88/cwt	126.00–132.50	816	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	125.42/cwt	124.00–126.50	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	69
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	62.24/cwt	60.00–65.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.83/cwt	139.00–147.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.11/cwt	130.00–135.50	717	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.00	738	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	142.76/cwt	142.00–144.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.10/cwt	149.00–157.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	152.92/cwt	151.00–155.00	815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	141.55/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,431.96/cwt	1,300.00–1,525.00	17,842	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,178	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	63.42/cwt	59.00–67.00	767	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	64.55/cwt	62.50–66.00	937	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	41.38/cwt	37.00–48.00	396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	32.75/cwt	30.00–35.00	278	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	63.44/cwt	61.00–65.50	710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	56.95/cwt	55.50–58.50	687	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.50	586	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	66.60/cwt	65.00–68.50	797	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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