Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 7.00-12.00 higher, with feeder heifers trading steady to 6.00 higher. Not enough volume of slaughter and replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.04/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$194.04

370 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$27.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.88

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	198.16	1,079	293
Medium and Large 1-2	502	180.42	906	60
Medium and Large 2	415	171.02	710	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.14/cwt here — about $369 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 sale370 hd

194.04

—

MO average16 barns · 9,865 hd

179.16

+14.88

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	1,613	102.40	1,652	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	82.52	1,164	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	79.19	938	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	73.77	722	15

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	463	178.88/cwt	175.00–182.50	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.77/cwt	185.00–190.00	790	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	170.20/cwt	165.00–173.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	169.50/cwt	165.00–172.50	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	217.17/cwt	202.50–224.00	830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,190	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	186.25/cwt	173.00–192.00	1,151	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	193.04/cwt	188.00–197.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	181.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	183.17/cwt	179.00–187.50	1,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	142.82/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	176.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	148.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,165	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	207.17/cwt	204.00–217.50	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	212.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	207.98/cwt	191.00–214.00	1,075	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,130	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	146.84/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	165.24/cwt	162.50–167.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	160.89/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	162.27/cwt	161.00–164.50	966	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	144.52/cwt	141.00–150.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	176.57/cwt	163.00–190.00	920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	188.72/cwt	187.50–190.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	187.73/cwt	185.00–192.00	905	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	76.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	67.56/cwt	64.00–71.00	635	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,164	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	79.19/cwt	74.00–87.00	938	15
Bulls	—	—	1,613	102.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.92/cwt	136.00–140.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.54/cwt	132.50–136.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	159.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	164.99/cwt	160.00–167.50	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.24/cwt	133.00–134.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.37/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.39/cwt	147.50–161.00	740	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.56/cwt	135.00–143.00	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	170.90/cwt	162.00–175.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.43/cwt	151.00–160.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	168.78/cwt	165.00–173.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.81/cwt	146.00–162.50	827	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	166.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	204.73/cwt	195.00–220.00	979	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	151.68/cwt	142.50–156.00	934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	627	6

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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