Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 3.00-8.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $147.71/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$147.71

275 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	153.11	829	152
Medium and Large 1-2	559	142.25	795	106
Medium and Large 2	460	139.18	641	12thin
Medium 2	449	120.00	539	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $290 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 sale275 hd

147.71

—

MO average16 barns · 7,383 hd

160.17

−12.46

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	1,576	112.32	1,770	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	86.57	1,224	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	83.55	990	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	71.39	680	38

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	466	178.67/cwt	171.00–184.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	183.22/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	135.50/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	170.09/cwt	158.00–177.00	895	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	183.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	857	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	882	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	164.05/cwt	154.00–174.00	942	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	168.83/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,151	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	171.96/cwt	170.00–179.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	160.60/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	163.00/cwt	162.50–164.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	158.93/cwt	144.00–163.00	996	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	198.41/cwt	188.00–208.00	950	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	155.51/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	192.43/cwt	182.50–201.00	1,033	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.68/cwt	153.00–169.00	675	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	143.49/cwt	131.00–147.50	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	175.14/cwt	172.50–178.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	150.56/cwt	144.00–152.00	961	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	165.12/cwt	162.00–167.50	959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.85/cwt	155.00–163.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	807	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	72.44/cwt	65.00–75.00	686	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,321	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	83.72/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,163	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	92.99/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	82.25/cwt	77.00–88.00	975	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	79.70/cwt	75.00–85.00	807	14
Bulls	—	—	1,683	119.27/cwt	116.50–122.00	2,007	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	105.37/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,547	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	59.58/cwt	55.00–64.00	527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.38/cwt	149.00–157.00	810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.96/cwt	141.00–151.00	713	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	154.86/cwt	154.00–157.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	151.34/cwt	147.50–153.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	985	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	126.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	178.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.61/cwt	145.00–151.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.31/cwt	127.00–146.00	785	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	133.56/cwt	132.50–135.00	982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.64/cwt	154.00–160.00	761	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	192.88/cwt	192.50–193.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.58/cwt	139.00–140.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	147.87/cwt	144.00–156.00	930	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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