Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 6.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.91/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$148.91

575 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	153.58	831	399
Medium and Large 1-2	585	138.71	811	171
Large 1	602	125.60	756	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $75 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 sale575 hd

148.91

—

MO average19 barns · 23,160 hd

145.95

+2.96

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	1,601	70.76	1,133	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	48.55	713	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	45.56	555	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	36.73	398	37

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	438	148.83/cwt	146.00–151.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	154.05/cwt	147.00–158.00	746	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	132.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.74/cwt	133.00–138.00	904	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.05/cwt	141.00–150.00	556	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.60/cwt	115.00–127.50	757	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	141.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	872	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.71/cwt	165.00–174.00	721	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	139.43/cwt	132.50–144.00	611	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	165.01/cwt	159.00–173.00	777	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	135.72/cwt	132.00–142.50	793	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.82/cwt	124.00–127.50	716	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	139.09/cwt	134.00–144.00	647	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	39.28/cwt	33.00–43.50	430	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	46.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.66/cwt	115.00–133.00	725	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.51/cwt	117.00–126.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.30/cwt	138.00–150.00	827	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	319	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	379	181.81/cwt	176.00–185.00	689	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	899	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	39.20/cwt	36.00–41.50	519	11
Bulls	—	—	1,811	73.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	13,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	21,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,500	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	543.94/cwt	525.00–550.00	5,249	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	667	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	717	5
Steers	Large 1	—	572	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	45.56/cwt	42.40–49.00	560	41
Bulls	—	—	1,322	67.18/cwt	60.00–71.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.15/cwt	121.00–123.50	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.63/cwt	125.00–136.00	677	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	29.38/cwt	25.00–32.50	303	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	50.93/cwt	49.00–56.00	555	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,570.12/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	19,250	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.36/cwt	124.00–132.00	615	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	359	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	287	8
Steers	Large 1	—	622	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	704	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	740	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	518	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	869.68/cwt	700.00–925.00	11,306	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,132.20/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	12,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	125.36/cwt	124.00–126.00	672	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	131.05/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,010	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	161.57/cwt	158.00–165.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.64/cwt	130.00–133.00	895	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.55/cwt	147.00–163.00	819	115

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →