Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.33/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$140.33

416 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$633

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$73.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	143.44	868	216
Medium and Large 1-2	585	139.91	818	186
Medium 2	496	135.33	671	6thin
Small 4	335	70.00	235	8thin

One grade step is worth $73.44/cwt here — about $633 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 sale416 hd

140.33

—

MO average19 barns · 17,907 hd

146.23

−5.90

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	1,617	73.18	1,183	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	45.55	625	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	43.71	544	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	34.78	375	87

Every lot, as filed

92 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 and Large 1	—	627	123.59/cwt	122.50–124.50	775	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.67/cwt	142.50–148.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	483	129.81/cwt	127.50–133.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	117.58/cwt	116.00–118.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	118.88/cwt	116.00–123.00	801	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	131.03/cwt	125.00–138.00	700	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	124.31/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.00/cwt	134.00–145.00	799	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	854	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.85/cwt	170.00–172.50	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	920	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.71/cwt	131.00–137.50	566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.10/cwt	121.50–125.00	704	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.78/cwt	126.00–130.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	141.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	135.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	164.98/cwt	157.50–172.00	704	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	133.28/cwt	132.00–134.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	822	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	120.25/cwt	118.00–123.00	696	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.32/cwt	127.00–136.00	628	35
Steers	Small 4Thin Fleshed	—	335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	137.54/cwt	136.00–139.00	868	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	162.81/cwt	159.00–164.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	143.31/cwt	142.50–144.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.10/cwt	146.00–158.00	795	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	702	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	625	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	133.16/cwt	132.50–134.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,380	950.36/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	43.99/cwt	42.50–46.00	487	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	38.23/cwt	32.50–43.50	424	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	45.99/cwt	44.00–50.00	631	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	18.11/cwt	10.00–24.00	177	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	28.16/cwt	20.00–32.50	290	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	135.10/cwt	134.00–138.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	169.36/cwt	165.00–180.00	625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	646.20/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,141	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	563.27/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,252	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	39.35/cwt	38.00–40.00	477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.82/cwt	140.00–154.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	44.05/cwt	40.00–47.50	550	38
Bulls	—	—	1,689	75.02/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.95/cwt	122.50–128.00	664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.47/cwt	118.00–122.50	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	758	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	513	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	705	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.66/cwt	136.00–152.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.71/cwt	127.50–134.00	886	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.75/cwt	147.50–158.00	735	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	142.39/cwt	142.00–144.00	480	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	844.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,728	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,163	48.69/cwt	46.00–52.50	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	125.98/cwt	122.50–128.00	960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	164.50/cwt	159.00–168.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	119.05/cwt	115.00–124.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.75/cwt	139.00–143.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	131.43/cwt	128.00–134.00	820	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.43/cwt	122.50–130.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.98/cwt	157.50–161.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	177.26/cwt	176.00–180.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	130.17/cwt	124.00–134.00	604	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.14/cwt	125.00–127.50	724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	126.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	134.73/cwt	132.50–138.00	575	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	153.55/cwt	147.50–158.00	665	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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