Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to light, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.63/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$143.63

256 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	149.75	802	85
Medium and Large 1-2	589	143.44	845	130
Medium and Large 2	547	138.85	759	20
Medium 2	529	129.64	685	7thin
Medium 1-2	495	127.50	631	6thin
Medium 3	596	118.00	703	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $99 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 sale256 hd

143.63

—

MO average17 barns · 9,247 hd

147.93

−4.31

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	1,608	87.05	1,399	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	58.27	696	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,343	57.00	765	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	51.73	587	31

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium 3	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.90/cwt	137.50–148.00	822	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,023	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	958	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	593	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	486	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	620	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	90.25/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	94.75/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,358	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	141.66/cwt	137.50–142.50	534	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.81/cwt	132.50–136.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.74/cwt	125.00–128.50	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	134.30/cwt	132.50–135.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.47/cwt	140.00–142.50	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	128.93/cwt	127.50–130.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	716	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	537	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.42/cwt	135.00–142.50	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	663	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	782	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.37/cwt	149.00–153.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	158.42/cwt	157.50–160.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.53/cwt	152.00–164.00	742	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.37/cwt	150.00–153.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.66/cwt	152.50–158.00	809	10
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	891	66.51/cwt	62.50–70.00	593	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	64.82/cwt	63.00–67.50	801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	53.49/cwt	47.50–58.50	608	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	59.62/cwt	57.50–63.50	738	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	43.83/cwt	40.00–48.00	466	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	185	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	57.03/cwt	55.00–60.00	672	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,652	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,694	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	498	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	386	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	701	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	739	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	915	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.32/cwt	133.50–145.00	931	32
Steers	Medium 2	—	667	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	955	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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