Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week supply moderate with good demand. All classes traded steady with a strong undertone. Good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.23/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$146.23

357 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	152.26	772	193
Medium and Large 1	567	144.12	817	61
Large 1	584	140.63	821	19thin
Medium 2	526	135.18	711	84

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $62 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 sale357 hd

146.23

—

MO average17 barns · 10,725 hd

145.90

+0.33

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	1,676	83.20	1,395	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	55.26	752	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	53.30	589	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	44.75	447	60

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	480	125.13/cwt	124.00–126.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	611	117.72/cwt	117.50–118.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	127.41/cwt	124.00–129.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	826	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	381	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	720	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	822	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.29/cwt	127.00–145.00	572	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	130.74/cwt	127.50–132.50	709	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	714	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.25/cwt	117.50–123.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	517	113.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	589	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	661	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	588	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	48.25/cwt	45.00–50.50	504	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	42.70/cwt	40.00–45.50	424	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	34.82/cwt	31.00–38.00	327	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	52.13/cwt	51.00–53.50	480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	54.13/cwt	50.00–57.00	733	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	60.23/cwt	59.00–61.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.23/cwt	147.50–158.00	712	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	143.28/cwt	135.00–151.00	897	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.35/cwt	152.50–169.50	702	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.11/cwt	154.00–172.50	625	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	157.38/cwt	149.00–160.00	806	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.45/cwt	135.00–152.50	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.23/cwt	155.00–155.50	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.74/cwt	148.00–162.50	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.59/cwt	132.50–143.00	792	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	483	136.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	661	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	579	132.81/cwt	127.50–138.00	769	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	684	124.44/cwt	122.50–125.00	851	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	143.85/cwt	142.50–145.00	534	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	624	121.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	140.13/cwt	138.00–144.50	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.53/cwt	154.00–165.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,002	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	718	24
Heifers	Medium 3	—	673	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	442	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	610	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.37/cwt	122.00–135.00	724	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.93/cwt	131.00–139.50	629	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.53/cwt	130.00–142.50	586	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	148.96/cwt	148.00–151.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	132.59/cwt	131.00–133.50	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	628	113.28/cwt	112.00–114.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	519	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	758	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	649	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.73/cwt	120.00–137.00	692	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	52.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	603	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	60.16/cwt	56.00–65.00	595	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	48.13/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	84.11/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,441	8
Bulls	—	—	1,959	89.39/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	75.17/cwt	72.00–77.50	992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	979.42/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,459	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,043	857.07/cwt	750.00–985.00	8,939	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	614	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	411	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	567	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	439	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	532	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	617	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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