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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 18

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

787 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 1,044▲ 787 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 180▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 30▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs and heifers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves over 500 lbs and heifer calves over 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, a limited test of yearlings sold with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Demand good, supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.40/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$157.40

233 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	162.62	705	167
Medium and Large 2	480	148.00	710	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	144.01	812	63

One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale233 hd

157.40

—

MO average20 barns · 11,287 hd

148.65

+8.75

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	1,627	78.15	1,271	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	57.42	773	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	56.75	651	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	49.95	502	46

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	220.34/cwt	218.00–224.00	595	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	212.92/cwt	212.50–213.00	703	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	202.13/cwt	196.00–204.00	784	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	184.89/cwt	180.00–189.00	758	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	192.77/cwt	185.00–201.00	827	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	187.04/cwt	185.00–191.00	875	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	172.05/cwt	171.00–175.00	881	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	184.73/cwt	177.00–188.00	950	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	162.17/cwt	157.00–166.00	921	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	173.92/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,000	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,044	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,148	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,225	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	241	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	182.80/cwt	172.50–193.00	512	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	162.05/cwt	155.00–168.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	168.73/cwt	155.00–175.00	633	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	160.62/cwt	155.00–167.00	684	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	732	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	153.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	739	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	155.10/cwt	150.00–157.00	808	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	153.11/cwt	149.00–155.00	804	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	140.70/cwt	136.00–143.00	822	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	880	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	939	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	937	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,000	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	951	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	492	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	287	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	189.67/cwt	182.50–200.00	698	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	174.81/cwt	174.00–175.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	803	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3Gaunt	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	161.94/cwt	156.00–165.00	747	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	172.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	800	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	150.08/cwt	145.00–157.50	876	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	962	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	62.77/cwt	62.50–63.00	813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	76.22/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,230	9
Bulls	—	—	1,782	87.79/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,564	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	44.51/cwt	40.00–47.50	439	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	48.61/cwt	44.50–54.00	481	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	56.49/cwt	51.00–60.50	591	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	58.74/cwt	57.00–60.00	659	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	55.65/cwt	53.00–57.50	646	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	56.70/cwt	54.00–58.50	755	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	61.08/cwt	58.00–64.00	834	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	53.28/cwt	53.00–53.50	746	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	967	63.06/cwt	52.00–65.00	610	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,142.69/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	12,090	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava, MO

Thu Apr 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 1,044Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 180Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	149.00–155.00	153.11
8	—	482	150.00–155.00	153.24
7	—	906	105.00	105.00
7	—	324	155.00–168.00	162.05
6	—	584	136.00–143.00	140.70
4	—	787	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	366	155.00–158.00	156.48
3	—	607	142.00–144.00	143.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	426	155.00–167.00	160.62
31	—	375	155.00–175.00	168.73
30	—	470	152.00–160.00	155.78
16	—	521	150.00–157.00	155.10
16	—	308	182.00	182.00
15	—	280	172.50–193.00	182.80
9	—	683	137.50	137.50
6	—	241	182.50	182.50
5	—	794	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	160.00	160.00
3	—	335	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	461	156.00–165.00	161.94
5	—	376	174.00–175.00	174.81
4	—	238	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	368	182.50–200.00	189.67
8	—	463	167.00–175.00	172.72
8	—	428	187.50	187.50
8	—	340	205.00	205.00
6	—	584	145.00–157.50	150.08
5	—	601	160.00	160.00
5	—	240	205.00	205.00
3	—	287	203.00–205.00	204.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	157.00–166.00	162.17
8	—	512	171.00–175.00	172.05
8	—	410	180.00–189.00	184.89
3	—	725	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	185.00–201.00	192.77
17	—	575	169.00–177.00	173.92
17	—	514	177.00–188.00	184.73
15	—	468	185.00–191.00	187.04
13	—	736	156.00	156.00
13	—	388	196.00–204.00	202.13
12	—	330	212.50–213.00	212.92
12	—	270	218.00–224.00	220.34
3	—	957	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	990	44.50–54.00	48.61
12	—	1,047	51.00–60.50	56.49
8	—	987	40.00–47.50	44.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,331	54.00–58.50	56.70
5	—	1,365	58.00–64.00	61.08
2	—	1,400	53.00–53.50	53.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,161	53.00–57.50	55.65
5	—	1,122	57.00–60.00	58.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,614	70.00–81.00	76.22
5	—	1,782	84.50–89.00	87.79
2	—	1,295	62.50–63.00	62.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	967	52.00–65.00	63.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,058	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,142.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	775.00	775.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.