Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last thursday, all classes sold steady to strong. Supply was moderate. 85% of the offering were feeder cattle with good demand. 42 head of fancy steers weighing 668 lbs. traded for 151.25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.20/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$144.20

432 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	151.20	897	186
Medium and Large 1-2	541	142.31	770	176
Medium and Large 2	592	130.35	772	70

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $126 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 sale432 hd

144.20

—

MO average20 barns · 9,421 hd

144.41

−0.21

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	1,792	78.93	1,414	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	50.66	732	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	49.06	577	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	39.54	420	34

Every lot, as filed

81 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 and Large 1-2	—	570	139.37/cwt	133.00–146.00	794	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	729	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.70/cwt	134.00–136.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	128.75/cwt	123.00–132.50	557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	132.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.02/cwt	120.00–131.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.92/cwt	115.00–117.50	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	115.73/cwt	114.00–117.00	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	113.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	51.42/cwt	48.00–53.50	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	146.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	675	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	611	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	53.57/cwt	52.00–56.00	609	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.06/cwt	50.00–52.00	551	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	56.64/cwt	53.00–62.00	837	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	44.77/cwt	40.00–48.50	518	9
Bulls	—	—	1,792	78.93/cwt	70.00–89.00	1,414	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	49.31/cwt	47.00–52.50	572	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	43.71/cwt	41.00–46.00	546	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	36.49/cwt	30.00–40.00	374	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	45.53/cwt	42.50–46.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	734	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.15/cwt	129.00–138.00	761	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	123.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	854	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,455	861.82/cwt	725.00–1,085.00	12,539	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	115.45/cwt	115.00–116.00	718	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	962	738.63/cwt	535.00–850.00	7,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.25/cwt	136.00–143.00	919	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.32/cwt	163.00–173.00	648	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	86.94/cwt	73.00–112.50	775	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	842.61/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,673	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	158.97/cwt	155.50–163.00	776	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	161.77/cwt	154.00–175.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,010	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	647	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	880	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	877	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.63/cwt	132.00–133.00	832	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.33/cwt	131.00–139.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	125.99/cwt	122.50–131.00	644	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.35/cwt	145.00–156.50	774	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.77/cwt	135.00–147.50	605	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,069	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.22/cwt	110.00–118.50	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.13/cwt	143.00–151.00	636	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	889	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.91/cwt	153.00–159.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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