Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand good, supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.01/cwt on 837 head.

Average price

$143.01

837 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	617	147.37	909	172
Large 1	555	146.00	810	6thin
Medium and Large 1	750	143.37	1,076	572
Medium and Large 2	689	134.17	924	75
Medium 3	716	121.00	866	6thin
Medium and Large 3	790	112.50	889	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $20 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 sale837 hd

143.01

—

MO average15 barns · 11,554 hd

148.80

−5.79

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	1,667	95.32	1,589	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	64.35	774	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	63.06	903	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	59.80	643	85

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	57.01/cwt	56.00–57.50	868	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	63.11/cwt	60.00–66.00	899	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	47.74/cwt	40.00–52.50	449	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	54.29/cwt	50.00–57.50	633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	64.19/cwt	60.00–72.00	721	35
Steers	Medium 3	—	828	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	133.80/cwt	125.00–136.50	974	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	146.18/cwt	142.50–151.00	905	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	154.36/cwt	147.50–157.00	943	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.22/cwt	162.50–166.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	148.64/cwt	138.00–150.75	993	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	125.30/cwt	124.00–126.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.13/cwt	125.00–133.50	819	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	70.78/cwt	66.00–80.00	873	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	58.44/cwt	51.50–63.00	620	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	63.15/cwt	58.00–69.00	755	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.31/cwt	125.00–134.00	753	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	133.35/cwt	133.00–133.50	847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.12/cwt	142.50–148.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.06/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	381	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	139.77/cwt	138.00–140.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,151	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	133.59/cwt	127.50–140.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.56/cwt	157.50–160.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	142.08/cwt	139.50–142.60	1,093	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.21/cwt	133.00–137.50	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	138.07/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	139.22/cwt	135.00–139.35	1,153	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	980	24
Steers	Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	147.56/cwt	140.00–156.50	835	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	136.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.09/cwt	156.00–161.00	819	27
Steers	Medium 3	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	134.02/cwt	132.50–135.00	895	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.58/cwt	146.00–155.00	715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	155.33/cwt	154.00–160.00	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.43/cwt	130.00–142.50	639	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	757	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	934.39/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,970	24
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,422	1,276.41/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	18,151	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,553.57/cwt	1,500.00–1,575.00	16,561	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,004	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.98/cwt	127.50–135.00	765	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	10
Bulls	—	—	1,880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	82.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	97.15/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,632	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,332.27/cwt	1,275.00–1,360.00	15,028	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	967.27/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,839	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,410	979.79/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,815	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	963	981.87/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	9,455	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	19,562	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,255	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,240.49/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,184	21
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,441	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,410	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	71.72/cwt	69.50–74.00	975	2

How this sale compares

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