Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 4.00-7.00 higher. 83 head of reputation Hereford steers weighing 601 lbs. traded at 175.50. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.26/cwt on 971 head.

Average price

$170.26

971 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$36.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	177.31	1,011	664
Medium and Large 1-2	580	156.34	906	280
Medium and Large 2	570	141.12	804	27

One grade step is worth $36.19/cwt here — about $207 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 sale971 hd

170.26

—

MO average17 barns · 19,705 hd

172.01

−1.75

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	1,814	101.20	1,836	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	66.76	1,010	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	60.06	717	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	51.33	549	38

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	—	623	133.60/cwt	124.00–141.00	832	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	830	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.04/cwt	157.00–173.50	1,038	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	170.57/cwt	162.50–178.00	735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	178.03/cwt	168.00–185.00	669	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	169.63/cwt	164.00–174.00	646	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.78/cwt	180.00–195.00	820	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	151.49/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,029	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	169.42/cwt	160.00–177.00	796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	204.23/cwt	193.00–213.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.65/cwt	145.00–167.50	839	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	166.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,134	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	194.78/cwt	190.00–197.00	984	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	138.49/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	136.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	190.61/cwt	180.00–202.50	900	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	135.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	139.36/cwt	136.00–143.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,128	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	176.65/cwt	167.50–187.50	920	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	158.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	900	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,035	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	198.12/cwt	192.00–209.00	753	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	367	214.11/cwt	213.00–215.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	203.40/cwt	202.50–205.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	159.90/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	149.23/cwt	142.00–156.00	942	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.08/cwt	162.00–167.50	541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.31/cwt	135.00–147.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.17/cwt	135.00–153.00	816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.35/cwt	151.00–159.00	812	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	63.43/cwt	61.00–67.50	726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	44.80/cwt	35.00–49.00	445	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	57.59/cwt	52.50–62.00	681	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	53.07/cwt	50.00–57.00	585	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	69.22/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,036	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	61.84/cwt	59.00–64.00	957	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	67.13/cwt	64.00–69.00	821	7
Bulls	—	—	1,814	101.20/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,836	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	8,713	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,184.10/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	13,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.97/cwt	127.50–141.00	920	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.16/cwt	115.00–123.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.15/cwt	137.00–156.00	707	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	128.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	149.41/cwt	144.00–155.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	153.47/cwt	149.00–162.50	873	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.78/cwt	157.50–169.00	707	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	906	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.50/cwt	158.00–169.00	793	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.86/cwt	135.00–156.00	629	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.21/cwt	130.00–148.00	802	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	979	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	176.06/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,004	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	157.05/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,148	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,055	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.72/cwt	130.00–148.00	735	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	134.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	140.64/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,202	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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