Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls and replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.70/cwt on 559 head.

Average price

$170.70

559 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	173.73	1,072	266
Medium and Large 1-2	548	170.75	936	246
Large 1	589	168.50	992	6thin
Medium and Large 2	608	153.14	931	34
Medium 2	535	141.14	755	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.59/cwt here — about $317 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 sale559 hd

170.70

—

MO average14 barns · 8,829 hd

179.74

−9.04

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	1,860	104.48	1,943	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	68.93	989	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	68.56	855	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	64.19	682	32

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	134.55/cwt	132.50–138.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.24/cwt	162.00–174.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.83/cwt	163.00–167.50	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	122.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	116.62/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	176.35/cwt	176.00–177.00	654	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	188.91/cwt	180.00–199.00	994	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	173.21/cwt	173.00–174.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	193.38/cwt	185.00–196.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	169.60/cwt	162.50–177.50	980	44
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	156.84/cwt	147.50–160.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	919	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	182.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	872	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	175.99/cwt	167.50–177.25	1,086	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	161.71/cwt	152.50–165.50	1,004	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	182.51/cwt	175.00–189.00	770	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.21/cwt	165.00–174.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	172.55/cwt	162.50–179.00	892	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.93/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,031	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	192.18/cwt	190.00–197.50	811	15
Steers	Large 1	—	638	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	989	3
Steers	Large 1	—	540	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	199.16/cwt	199.00–200.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	147.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,130	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	158.17/cwt	157.75–164.00	1,136	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	174.11/cwt	170.00–181.00	843	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	183.82/cwt	182.50–185.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	169.62/cwt	157.00–172.00	891	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	69.11/cwt	67.00–72.50	868	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	52.45/cwt	50.00–55.00	509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	72.67/cwt	70.00–78.00	795	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	63.38/cwt	57.00–66.00	789	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	77.43/cwt	75.00–80.00	936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	62.65/cwt	57.00–67.00	670	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	69.98/cwt	67.50–75.00	1,014	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	66.83/cwt	65.00–68.00	941	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	871	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	167.70/cwt	165.00–169.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.04/cwt	140.00–152.00	782	51
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	967	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	688	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.94/cwt	147.50–156.00	948	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.50	897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.09/cwt	125.00–127.50	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.12/cwt	125.00–142.50	917	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	349	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.57/cwt	135.00–141.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	164.87/cwt	164.00–165.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	154.37/cwt	154.00–156.00	869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.55/cwt	158.00–170.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.15/cwt	138.00–150.00	827	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	733	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.71/cwt	145.00–160.00	675	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.75/cwt	153.00–159.00	823	34

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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