Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, too few yearlings for a good price comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate. The bulk of the calves un-weaned or short weaned.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.40/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$119.40

212 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	121.90	650	83
Medium and Large 1-2	493	118.76	586	108
Medium and Large 2	579	113.04	655	14thin
Large 1	549	112.50	618	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $32 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 sale212 hd

119.40

—

MO average16 barns · 5,888 hd

125.14

−5.73

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	1,673	76.58	1,281	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	52.47	758	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	50.24	602	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	42.12	464	64

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	393	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.16/cwt	127.50–143.00	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	114.30/cwt	112.50–116.00	612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.51/cwt	127.50–132.50	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	113.48/cwt	113.00–115.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	117.59/cwt	112.50–120.00	662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	118.48/cwt	114.00–122.50	565	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	421	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	122.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	131.17/cwt	129.00–138.00	623	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.50	517	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	115.11/cwt	112.50–117.50	646	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	123.93/cwt	122.50–125.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	759	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.08/cwt	122.50–124.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.93/cwt	155.00–162.50	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	135.78/cwt	132.50–141.00	721	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	125.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	775	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	640.63/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,342	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,195.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	14,579	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	736.99/cwt	710.00–750.00	8,217	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	549	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	618	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,315	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,835	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	43.97/cwt	40.00–47.50	484	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	68.64/cwt	60.00–75.00	940	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	35.18/cwt	30.00–40.00	373	11
Bulls	—	—	1,575	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	54.77/cwt	54.00–55.50	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	22.57/cwt	20.00–25.00	202	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	44.80/cwt	40.00–50.50	503	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	53.37/cwt	49.00–60.00	788	21
Bulls	—	—	1,831	77.91/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,427	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	50.70/cwt	48.00–55.50	616	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	49.77/cwt	46.00–52.50	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	462	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	578	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	333	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,400	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,008.29/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,777	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	614.06/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,589	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	50.53/cwt	48.50–53.50	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	113.13/cwt	112.50–114.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	449	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.62/cwt	127.50–132.50	483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	119.50/cwt	117.50–120.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	439	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.13/cwt	125.00–127.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.73/cwt	127.50–135.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	519	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	659	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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