Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate. Demand best for calves vaccinated and forty five days weaned, lighter demand for fleshy, bawling calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.33/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$129.33

219 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	136.06	747	75
Medium and Large 1-2	544	130.21	709	90
Medium 2	498	121.71	606	21
Medium and Large 2	611	116.45	711	33

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $35 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 sale219 hd

129.33

—

MO average17 barns · 8,173 hd

135.75

−6.42

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	1,441	79.90	1,152	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,296	59.67	773	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	57.33	666	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	49.24	523	42

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	161.03/cwt	157.50–165.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	524	136.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	622	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.29/cwt	144.00–145.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	122.01/cwt	121.00–122.50	686	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	524	129.28/cwt	124.00–132.50	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.36/cwt	139.00–140.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	573	116.31/cwt	112.50–120.00	666	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	52.36/cwt	45.00–57.00	556	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	40.43/cwt	35.00–45.00	422	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	63.07/cwt	61.50–64.50	809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	52.79/cwt	50.00–55.00	629	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	267	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	61.21/cwt	60.00–63.50	787	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	58.54/cwt	54.50–61.00	661	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	58.08/cwt	55.50–60.00	652	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	141.87/cwt	135.00–146.00	794	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	763.00/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.48/cwt	137.50–140.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	886	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.73/cwt	142.50–149.00	788	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.41/cwt	154.00–160.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	143.56/cwt	142.50–145.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	779	7
Bulls	—	—	1,285	70.91/cwt	67.50–77.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	59.95/cwt	57.00–62.50	564	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	10
Bulls	—	—	1,566	87.10/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	605	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	616	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	489	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	140.05/cwt	135.00–147.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.79/cwt	127.50–137.50	630	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	133.09/cwt	132.00–134.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	142.13/cwt	137.50–144.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	508	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.75/cwt	127.50–137.50	764	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	136.85/cwt	136.00–137.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	131.38/cwt	127.50–132.50	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.35/cwt	130.00–137.50	912	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	824	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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