Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.65/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$149.65

348 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$26.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	159.74	787	122
Medium and Large 1-2	535	145.76	779	198
Medium and Large 2	529	133.14	705	28

One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $82 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 sale348 hd

149.65

—

MO average16 barns · 10,519 hd

157.02

−7.37

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	—	High	1,720	105.77	1,820	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	74.55	894	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	74.28	1,046	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	65.08	660	50

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	375	158.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.56/cwt	147.50–155.00	868	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	168.85/cwt	162.50–172.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	156.06/cwt	150.00–164.00	986	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	141.60/cwt	137.00–147.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	196.34/cwt	187.50–205.00	842	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	139.62/cwt	134.00–144.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	182.18/cwt	175.00–186.00	864	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	189.52/cwt	188.00–191.00	707	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	765	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	179.75/cwt	175.00–183.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.12/cwt	185.00–200.50	1,018	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	168.67/cwt	162.50–173.00	968	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	171.74/cwt	162.50–178.00	888	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	175.37/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,066	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	155.91/cwt	152.50–161.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	183.51/cwt	175.00–186.00	802	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.82/cwt	155.00–162.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	140.82/cwt	139.00–143.00	924	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	172.60/cwt	168.00–177.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	167.28/cwt	159.00–170.00	846	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	177.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	762	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	53.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	495	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	79.88/cwt	79.50–81.00	1,103	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	112.55/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	74.13/cwt	70.00–79.00	787	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	63.30/cwt	57.00–68.00	648	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	72.04/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,022	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	70.02/cwt	68.00–73.00	877	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	81.35/cwt	79.00–84.00	911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	102.38/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	155.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.73/cwt	165.00–179.00	658	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	164.81/cwt	162.50–166.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	707	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	152.00/cwt	151.00–152.50	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	123.30/cwt	122.50–125.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.83/cwt	138.00–147.50	762	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.61/cwt	147.00–160.00	723	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.66/cwt	145.00–159.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	122.10/cwt	120.00–122.50	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	173.46/cwt	167.00–178.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.14/cwt	131.00–142.50	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	860	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.95/cwt	150.00–166.00	818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	827	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	207.10/cwt	200.00–209.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	164.86/cwt	162.00–174.00	724	27

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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