Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 3.00-9.00 lower with feeders heifers trading steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading 3.00-7.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.78/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$147.78

240 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	151.23	849	133
Medium and Large 1-2	510	147.54	752	79
Medium and Large 2	539	133.71	721	24
Medium 2	412	122.50	505	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $344 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 sale240 hd

147.78

—

MO average14 barns · 9,591 hd

158.17

−10.39

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	1,724	111.11	1,916	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	80.66	948	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	80.58	1,197	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	65.70	664	22

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	368	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.56/cwt	147.00–157.00	867	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.50/cwt	147.00–157.50	812	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.36/cwt	150.00–161.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.65/cwt	157.50–167.50	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	193.17/cwt	189.00–200.00	823	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	204.42/cwt	201.00–211.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.88/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,014	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	179.56/cwt	175.00–187.50	959	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	177.60/cwt	177.00–178.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	157.88/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	168.66/cwt	164.50–173.50	960	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	151.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	170.33/cwt	167.50–173.50	920	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	148.60/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	179.02/cwt	175.00–182.50	854	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	159.83/cwt	157.50–161.00	929	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	149.04/cwt	147.50–150.00	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	918	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	51.14/cwt	50.00–53.00	481	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	73.58/cwt	71.00–78.00	764	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	65.23/cwt	57.00–70.50	664	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	83.04/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,229	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	78.11/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,165	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	77.02/cwt	75.00–79.00	931	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	83.26/cwt	81.00–84.50	959	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	116.19/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,138	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	107.05/cwt	97.50–110.00	1,747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	145.12/cwt	141.00–151.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.48/cwt	120.00–138.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	121.24/cwt	118.50–125.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	668	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	160.51/cwt	155.00–162.50	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.83/cwt	132.50–133.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.19/cwt	152.00–161.00	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	173.85/cwt	164.00–184.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	139.70/cwt	138.00–142.00	884	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	163.80/cwt	163.00–165.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	149.83/cwt	146.00–161.00	736	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	144.91/cwt	142.50–146.00	825	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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