Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were steady to 5.00 higher, heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were firm to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls traded 7.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.02/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$145.02

236 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

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

$35.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	159.16	746	77
Large 1-2	563	148.00	833	3thin
Large 1	716	140.00	1,003	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	622	139.80	870	112
Medium 1-2	497	133.99	666	24
Medium and Large 2	818	123.49	1,010	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.67/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale236 hd

145.02

—

MO average11 barns · 3,959 hd

145.80

−0.79

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	—	Average	1,604	90.99	1,459	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	64.58	846	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	60.29	704	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	49.91	508	29

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	252	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.21/cwt	133.00–135.00	758	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	449	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	138.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	822	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	467	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	363	145.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	144.15/cwt	138.00–147.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.27/cwt	129.00–137.00	706	35
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	65.11/cwt	62.50–70.00	731	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	38.09/cwt	32.50–42.50	380	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	52.75/cwt	47.50–59.50	661	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	597	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	63.75/cwt	62.00–65.50	822	8
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	355	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	69.52/cwt	67.50–71.00	928	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	881.72/cwt	825.00–960.00	9,249	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	956	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	645	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,653	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	59.58/cwt	56.00–66.00	696	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	52.65/cwt	47.50–55.50	538	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	563	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.64/cwt	152.50–169.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	123.49/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,010	9
Steers	Large 1	—	731	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	136.86/cwt	136.00–138.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	819	34
Steers	Large 1	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	571	134.81/cwt	127.50–138.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	131.25/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	140.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	885	29
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	531	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.18/cwt	152.00–160.00	739	30
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.78/cwt	137.00–140.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	662	34
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	382	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.82/cwt	138.00–147.50	607	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	139.65/cwt	137.00–142.50	915	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.06/cwt	147.50–161.00	816	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	131.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	467	140.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.14/cwt	160.00–173.00	625	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.84/cwt	133.00–146.00	661	9
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.05/cwt	112.50–115.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.62/cwt	110.00–123.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	798	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,604	90.99/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,459	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	454	134.26/cwt	134.00–135.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	578	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	481	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	493	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.42/cwt	122.00–135.00	813	6

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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