Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower with spots down to 8.00 lower. Steers over 700lbs were not well tested last week but traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers under 550lbs had little to compare to with last weeks light run but traded with a firm undertone. Heavier weight heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply after the past few weeks of poor weather conditions and light runs of cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady and replacement cattle supply was too light for a market comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.95/cwt on 764 head.

Average price

$172.95

764 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	174.61	1,098	542
Medium and Large 1-2	554	173.43	960	174
Medium 1-2	460	167.63	771	9thin
Medium and Large 2	589	149.01	878	39

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $220 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 sale764 hd

172.95

—

MO average15 barns · 8,737 hd

174.32

−1.37

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	1,577	98.39	1,552	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	81.66	1,133	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	78.98	940	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	66.11	659	23

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.87/cwt	135.00–150.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	184.40/cwt	175.00–190.00	872	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	149.76/cwt	149.00–150.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	215.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.52/cwt	160.00–179.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	152.63/cwt	145.00–163.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	184.70/cwt	172.50–192.50	960	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.00/cwt	172.50–184.00	606	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.79/cwt	166.00–171.00	782	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	137.98/cwt	130.00–142.50	945	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	191.61/cwt	185.00–196.00	811	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	162.29/cwt	151.00–172.50	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	169.98/cwt	165.00–180.00	994	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	210.31/cwt	204.00–217.00	797	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	202.24/cwt	190.00–207.00	965	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	133.21/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	199.77/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	167.91/cwt	167.50–170.00	813	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	569	165.73/cwt	162.50–168.00	943	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	324	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	151.01/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,137	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	209.61/cwt	202.50–214.00	887	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	156.93/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,171	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,097	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	135.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,114	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	192.70/cwt	182.50–202.50	734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	161.30/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,094	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	176.91/cwt	162.00–179.00	869	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	186.91/cwt	180.00–198.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	177.37/cwt	169.00–185.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	183.40/cwt	182.50–185.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	68.37/cwt	62.00–72.00	700	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	81.66/cwt	77.50–88.00	1,133	11
Bulls	—	—	1,653	105.41/cwt	96.50–108.00	1,742	6
Bulls	—	—	1,464	87.85/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,286	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	78.98/cwt	74.00–86.00	940	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	55.29/cwt	50.00–60.00	507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	771	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	763	542.30/cwt	500.00–575.00	4,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	767.34/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,704	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	829	721.12/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,978	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	930.96/cwt	810.00–1,200.00	9,729	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,285.71/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	12,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	166.74/cwt	158.00–170.00	620	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	175.54/cwt	166.00–180.00	918	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.42/cwt	125.00–149.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	168.28/cwt	165.00–179.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	146.27/cwt	145.00–149.00	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.23/cwt	136.00–144.00	893	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.51/cwt	136.00–155.00	782	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.33/cwt	136.00–146.00	834	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	159.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	683	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.57/cwt	115.00–135.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	768	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,033	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.74/cwt	164.00–179.00	734	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.23/cwt	170.00–184.00	663	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.14/cwt	142.50–164.00	746	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.92/cwt	153.00–159.00	798	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.71/cwt	120.00–122.50	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	134.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	161.08/cwt	160.00–162.50	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	198.56/cwt	185.00–202.50	667	5

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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