Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.93/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$128.93

321 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$30.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	133.83	705	137
Medium and Large 1-2	570	126.18	720	159
Medium and Large 2	496	126.14	626	14thin
Large 1-2	476	125.50	597	4thin
Small and Medium 3	362	103.00	373	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $332 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 sale321 hd

128.93

—

MO average18 barns · 8,648 hd

132.64

−3.72

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	1,604	73.73	1,182	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	50.77	715	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	49.91	628	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	40.06	423	51

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,287.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	13,519	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	88.20/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,459	64.02/cwt	57.00–70.00	934	7
Bulls	—	—	1,667	78.63/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,311	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	50.77/cwt	48.00–54.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	135.13/cwt	134.00–136.00	685	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.16/cwt	159.00–174.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	134.65/cwt	128.00–135.50	953	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	170.90/cwt	166.00–177.50	648	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	50.33/cwt	49.00–51.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	145.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	625	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	362	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.56/cwt	161.00–173.00	803	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.26/cwt	136.00–148.00	677	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	159.28/cwt	159.00–160.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.38/cwt	133.00–139.00	700	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.50	862	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	160.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	852	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.09/cwt	127.50–136.00	876	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.30/cwt	162.00–175.00	733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	127.41/cwt	126.00–129.00	775	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	182.03/cwt	177.00–182.50	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.07/cwt	156.00–157.50	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	648	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	155.46/cwt	152.50–157.50	815	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	537	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	889.81/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,231	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	476	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	597	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	44.22/cwt	36.50–49.50	474	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,061.04/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	11,353	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,211.23/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	13,202	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	50.25/cwt	47.00–55.00	628	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	21.67/cwt	20.00–25.00	225	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	31.28/cwt	25.00–39.00	300	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.67/cwt	142.50–143.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	127.27/cwt	126.00–128.00	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	129.72/cwt	128.00–130.00	852	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	471	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	655	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,050.85/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	9,300	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	943	893.52/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,426	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.02/cwt	146.00–159.00	779	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.47/cwt	160.00–162.50	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	139.12/cwt	137.50–140.00	530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	726.95/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,687	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	913.73/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.33/cwt	164.00–169.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	122.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	127.19/cwt	122.50–131.50	679	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	140.63/cwt	136.00–143.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.21/cwt	136.00–146.50	885	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	149.16/cwt	142.50–155.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.07/cwt	123.00–126.00	712	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	142.91/cwt	142.50–143.00	550	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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