Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers steady, heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady to firm, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.54/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$134.54

185 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	138.06	716	72
Medium 2	393	135.00	531	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	134.09	680	99
Medium 2-3	561	122.01	684	4thin
Medium and Large 2	622	112.50	700	3thin
Large 1	872	111.00	968	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale185 hd

134.54

—

MO average15 barns · 6,743 hd

137.04

−2.50

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	—	Low	1,560	83.58	1,303	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	61.27	844	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	59.73	712	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	53.00	572	66

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	494	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	383	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,298	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,392	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	60.11/cwt	56.00–66.50	677	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.28/cwt	62.50–67.50	795	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	52.13/cwt	45.00–58.50	554	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	59.41/cwt	55.00–64.00	706	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	57.84/cwt	55.00–61.00	720	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	62.01/cwt	58.00–67.50	883	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	38.65/cwt	30.00–42.50	404	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	54.19/cwt	52.50–55.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	137.42/cwt	136.00–139.00	631	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.76/cwt	131.00–138.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.51/cwt	136.00–144.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	872	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	507	133.75/cwt	133.50–134.50	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.94/cwt	136.00–138.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	129.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	160.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	702	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	429	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,307	76.92/cwt	67.50–85.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	90.23/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	148.35/cwt	146.00–152.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	768	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	364	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.72/cwt	144.00–145.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	585	119.82/cwt	117.50–122.50	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	559	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	140.55/cwt	138.00–143.50	760	19
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	561	122.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	146.02/cwt	144.00–147.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.45/cwt	138.00–144.00	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.70/cwt	149.00–155.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	142.09/cwt	140.00–142.50	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.48/cwt	148.00–152.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	156.09/cwt	151.00–159.00	716	14
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	994	4

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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