Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous sale three weeks ago, To few for a good price comparison, however the undertone was steady to higher. Demand good. Supply light due to weather conditions. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.28/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$167.28

260 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	400	180.00	720	4thin
Medium and Large 1	603	171.10	1,032	164
Medium and Large 1-2	534	161.62	863	70
Medium and Large 2	489	154.51	756	22

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale260 hd

167.28

—

MO average16 barns · 21,671 hd

169.09

−1.81

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	1,624	81.51	1,324	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	62.18	963	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	58.33	764	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	49.79	495	22

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	818	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	186.40/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,007	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	171.56/cwt	168.00–174.00	997	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	158.88/cwt	150.00–160.50	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	188.92/cwt	187.50–190.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.40/cwt	142.50–144.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	169.16/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	168.77/cwt	162.00–176.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	862	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	161.91/cwt	157.00–163.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	192.54/cwt	190.00–196.00	905	5
Steers	Large 1	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,028	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	448	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.02/cwt	127.50–132.50	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	160.31/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,064	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.87/cwt	142.50–148.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	147.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	146.20/cwt	143.00–148.00	883	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	155.02/cwt	153.00–156.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.87/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,052	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	157.16/cwt	156.00–159.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.28/cwt	140.00–141.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.94/cwt	157.00–165.00	745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.75/cwt	132.50–145.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.62/cwt	126.00–140.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	797	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	15,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,018.02/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	11,605	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	59.00/cwt	56.50–62.50	763	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	53.34/cwt	50.00–56.00	577	12
Bulls	—	—	1,148	62.60/cwt	51.00–70.00	719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	87.37/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	2,105	95.22/cwt	94.50–96.00	2,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	65.64/cwt	65.00–66.00	919	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	46.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	414	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.50	620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	968	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,126	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	56.58/cwt	55.00–58.00	859	2

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.

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