Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for calves, moderate to light for slaughter cows and bulls, supply moderate. Producers concern with the amount of forage they have going into the winter as the trade area is abnormally dry for this time of the year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.18/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$148.18

295 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$48.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	156.36	816	98
Medium and Large 1-2	559	144.75	809	190
Medium and Large 2	525	141.21	741	4thin
Medium 3	518	107.50	557	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.86/cwt here — about $260 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 sale295 hd

148.18

—

MO average17 barns · 8,596 hd

146.61

+1.58

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	—	High	1,605	76.94	1,235	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	50.72	701	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	50.24	609	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	42.35	476	65

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.51/cwt	147.50–152.50	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.57/cwt	127.50–140.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.84/cwt	135.00–138.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	903	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.37/cwt	140.00–152.50	828	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.85/cwt	142.50–158.00	784	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.63/cwt	126.50–133.50	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	154.42/cwt	154.00–155.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	149.82/cwt	148.00–152.50	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	424	133.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	417	154.52/cwt	152.50–156.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	517	129.02/cwt	122.50–132.50	667	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	146.71/cwt	142.50–150.00	767	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	136.71/cwt	132.00–141.00	994	20
Bulls	—	—	1,460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	54.22/cwt	52.00–56.00	617	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	52.85/cwt	49.50–56.50	730	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	45.15/cwt	40.00–50.50	516	39
Bulls	—	—	1,683	80.12/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,348	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	50.35/cwt	47.00–54.00	618	25
Bulls	—	—	1,260	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	46.12/cwt	43.00–48.50	636	6
Bulls	—	—	1,558	72.88/cwt	68.50–75.00	1,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	45.11/cwt	42.50–47.00	557	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	36.95/cwt	30.00–43.00	413	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	50.37/cwt	49.00–52.00	585	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	21.30/cwt	20.00–25.00	188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	130.90/cwt	127.50–135.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	143.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	137.30/cwt	136.00–138.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.70/cwt	133.50–134.00	833	20
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	520	71.84/cwt	71.00–72.00	374	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	608	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	518	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	557	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,268.75/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	16,253	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	541	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.81/cwt	126.00–140.00	710	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	133.12/cwt	125.00–138.00	843	12
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	917	906.82/cwt	875.00–910.00	8,316	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	523	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,038.00/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	11,242	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	894.64/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,421	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	77.50/cwt	67.50–87.50	739	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	750.61/cwt	700.00–835.00	9,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	741	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,525	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,017	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	139.17/cwt	138.50–139.50	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	123.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	140.04/cwt	138.00–141.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	146.28/cwt	143.00–147.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	136.75/cwt	136.00–138.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	144.21/cwt	143.00–145.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	161.14/cwt	158.00–163.00	872	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	169.63/cwt	164.00–172.50	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	165.73/cwt	162.00–167.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	156.30/cwt	152.50–160.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	830	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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