Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.13/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$154.13

448 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	163.58	813	191
Medium and Large 1-2	535	151.03	809	190
Large 1	504	138.36	697	11thin
Medium and Large 2	521	137.74	718	43
Medium 2	519	128.23	666	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $147 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 sale448 hd

154.13

—

MO average16 barns · 8,532 hd

158.49

−4.36

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	—	Low	1,588	98.19	1,559	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	78.56	1,133	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	74.46	898	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	66.14	681	46

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	—	374	179.64/cwt	175.00–185.00	672	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	632	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	75.85/cwt	70.00–79.00	905	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	76.53/cwt	75.00–79.00	827	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	76.05/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,075	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	68.40/cwt	65.00–70.00	848	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	70.33/cwt	65.00–74.00	727	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	46.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	425	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	59.94/cwt	52.00–65.00	615	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	81.91/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,211	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	964	5
Bulls	—	—	1,334	84.76/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	107.67/cwt	106.50–109.00	1,919	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	99.77/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	389	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	577	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	188.52/cwt	187.00–200.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	164.99/cwt	163.00–167.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	176.20/cwt	173.00–177.50	862	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	153.35/cwt	145.00–158.00	871	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	111.20/cwt	105.00–116.00	457	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	176.37/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,014	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	190.19/cwt	182.50–204.00	917	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	193.67/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,001	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	217.03/cwt	207.50–225.00	914	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	206.46/cwt	204.00–210.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	222.30/cwt	214.00–225.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	193.27/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,078	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	174.76/cwt	169.00–182.50	904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	164.83/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	172.41/cwt	162.50–175.00	831	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	210.82/cwt	210.00–211.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	156.72/cwt	154.00–157.50	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	172.70/cwt	166.00–175.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.50/cwt	162.00–179.00	721	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	173.68/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,118	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	159.74/cwt	155.00–162.50	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	195.14/cwt	184.00–205.00	847	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	183.49/cwt	178.00–196.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	125.60/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	141.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	154.22/cwt	153.00–155.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.44/cwt	149.00–155.00	870	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	665	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	130.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.79/cwt	135.00–141.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.96/cwt	130.00–142.50	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.24/cwt	142.50–155.00	784	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.61/cwt	133.00–142.50	1,013	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	728	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.25/cwt	161.00–166.00	782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	158.49/cwt	155.00–164.00	908	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	219.62/cwt	215.00–225.00	841	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	168.66/cwt	160.00–171.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	153.14/cwt	146.00–157.00	940	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	824	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	165.70/cwt	165.00–167.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	584	15

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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