Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.09/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$142.09

257 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	155.71	886	64
Medium and Large 1-2	598	146.72	878	98
Medium 2	461	138.86	640	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	137.12	765	36
Medium 2-3	514	126.62	651	17thin
Medium and Large 3	763	115.00	877	5thin
Medium 3	632	111.57	706	23

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $180 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 sale257 hd

142.09

—

MO average17 barns · 7,624 hd

149.23

−7.13

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	1,648	89.65	1,478	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	63.85	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	58.05	745	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	51.39	589	44

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	802	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	824	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	783	5
Bulls	—	—	1,677	89.98/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	668	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,072.84/cwt	1,050.00–1,085.00	12,842	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	57.02/cwt	55.00–60.00	718	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	44.34/cwt	35.00–47.50	485	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	63.85/cwt	62.50–65.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	52.91/cwt	45.00–57.50	618	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	59.88/cwt	57.00–62.00	707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	54.66/cwt	50.50–58.00	693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	63.83/cwt	61.00–67.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	153.59/cwt	151.00–157.50	894	17
Steers	Medium 3	—	542	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	612	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	150.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	163.35/cwt	162.50–165.00	706	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.86/cwt	132.50–139.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	150.04/cwt	148.00–152.50	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	158.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.21/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	572	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	141.04/cwt	139.00–143.00	580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	133.30/cwt	132.00–134.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	805	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.50	918	20
Heifers	Medium 3	—	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.93/cwt	137.00–138.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	329	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	543	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.55/cwt	134.00–142.00	657	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	467	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.61/cwt	145.00–154.00	858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	164.10/cwt	162.00–165.50	829	10
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	606	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	961	10
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	408	131.43/cwt	130.00–132.50	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.37/cwt	142.50–151.00	907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	142.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	767	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	731	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	804	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	140.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.50	790	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.25/cwt	125.00–129.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.47/cwt	126.00–137.50	830	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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