Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 7.00-13.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Muddy conditions kept the supply light to medium with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.02/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$163.02

213 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	180.94	978	54
Medium and Large 1-2	618	160.13	989	78
Medium and Large 2	580	154.66	897	67
Medium 2	434	149.96	651	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $326 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 sale213 hd

163.02

—

MO average15 barns · 8,945 hd

180.14

−17.12

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	1,547	100.15	1,549	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	77.82	1,102	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	76.20	934	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	64.75	646	39

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	628	148.90/cwt	147.00–151.00	935	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	161.00/cwt	154.00–162.50	832	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	170.67/cwt	165.00–179.00	975	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	159.37/cwt	155.00–162.50	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	143.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,063	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	139.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	184.42/cwt	177.50–190.00	784	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	154.01/cwt	152.50–162.00	989	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.39/cwt	165.00–185.00	909	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	157.82/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,045	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	195.14/cwt	192.50–196.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	200.98/cwt	195.00–202.50	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	171.75/cwt	171.00–172.50	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.02/cwt	154.00–166.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	74.95/cwt	74.00–77.00	920	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	43.76/cwt	42.00–45.00	408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	55.96/cwt	50.00–60.00	539	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	80.10/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,141	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	70.52/cwt	69.00–72.00	889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	86.67/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,017	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	76.15/cwt	74.00–82.00	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	68.06/cwt	62.00–72.50	693	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	72.68/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,547	100.15/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.41/cwt	141.00–147.50	816	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	159.18/cwt	155.00–162.50	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	597	138.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.51/cwt	151.00–162.00	895	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.04/cwt	162.00–174.00	716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.31/cwt	118.00–123.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.57/cwt	152.00–159.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	148.84/cwt	148.00–150.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.76/cwt	131.00–141.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	158.37/cwt	145.00–160.50	920	34

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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