Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 6.00-10.00 lower with feeder heifers trading 9.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls trading steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.72/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$147.72

423 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	157.41	758	88
Medium and Large 1-2	509	148.98	758	246
Medium and Large 2	538	136.07	732	80
Medium 2	570	122.33	697	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $60 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 sale423 hd

147.72

—

MO average16 barns · 8,962 hd

151.24

−3.51

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	1,888	103.92	1,962	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	81.25	1,163	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	75.71	935	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	64.81	676	40

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	380	161.10/cwt	150.00–166.00	612	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	193.06/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,014	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.38/cwt	147.50–161.00	650	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	148.23/cwt	144.00–151.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	185.10/cwt	175.00–192.50	781	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	180.11/cwt	175.00–192.50	681	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	146.36/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.32/cwt	169.00–171.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	150.43/cwt	150.00–151.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	200.52/cwt	192.50–210.00	828	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	154.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	144.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	166.32/cwt	163.00–173.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	139.72/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	192.74/cwt	180.00–199.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	190.32/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,054	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	182.83/cwt	175.00–193.00	876	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	166.70/cwt	162.50–170.00	628	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	566	156.12/cwt	152.50–157.50	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	169.37/cwt	165.00–173.00	867	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	169.90/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,047	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	176.68/cwt	175.00–183.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	551	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	542	155.65/cwt	154.00–159.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	176.92/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,013	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	207.24/cwt	207.00–207.50	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.13/cwt	137.50–143.00	881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	747	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	88.90/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,287	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	76.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	823	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	69.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	721	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	43.98/cwt	40.00–45.00	459	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	57.74/cwt	52.50–62.00	580	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	78.89/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,126	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.34/cwt	62.50–71.00	871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	77.88/cwt	73.00–84.00	953	17
Bulls	—	—	1,888	103.92/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,307.49/cwt	1,235.00–1,425.00	14,748	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,424	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	15,980	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,233.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	12,457	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	662	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	136.60/cwt	130.00–143.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	154.49/cwt	152.00–159.00	884	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.43/cwt	163.00–166.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.54/cwt	135.00–146.00	679	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	126.90/cwt	126.00–128.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.35/cwt	134.00–142.50	856	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.04/cwt	140.00–147.50	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	770	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	140.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.75/cwt	141.00–152.50	837	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	153.09/cwt	152.00–158.00	791	35
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.82/cwt	148.00–160.00	735	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	171.58/cwt	167.50–175.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.81/cwt	133.00–139.00	907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.60/cwt	150.00–167.50	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	792	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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