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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▼ 376 vs last sale 990▲ 614 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 147▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 38▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light. The recent thunder storms and heavy rainfall curtailed the receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.86/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$157.86

169 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	161.82	899	43
Medium and Large 1-2	565	158.49	896	110
Medium and Large 2	415	155.00	643	4thin
Medium 1-2	492	138.90	683	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.92/cwt here — about $216 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 sale169 hd

157.86

—

MO average20 barns · 10,066 hd

166.22

−8.36

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	—	Low	1,633	83.04	1,356	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	56.49	691	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	55.04	719	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	51.65	549	25

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	173.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	168.63/cwt	164.00–174.00	808	35
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	480	140.20/cwt	137.50–142.50	673	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	155.84/cwt	155.00–157.50	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	161.74/cwt	161.00–162.50	839	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	167.39/cwt	165.00–172.50	877	19
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	928	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	154.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	892	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	963	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	152.72/cwt	147.50–157.50	948	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	154.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	981	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	133.92/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,010	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	287	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	150.14/cwt	148.00–152.50	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	153.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	417	148.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	621	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	463	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	690	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	147.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	713	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	145.88/cwt	145.00–147.00	773	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	771	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	136.98/cwt	136.00–137.50	785	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	837	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	128.47/cwt	127.50–130.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	792	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	982	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	331	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	164.99/cwt	162.50–167.50	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	160.71/cwt	155.00–163.00	747	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	145.25/cwt	143.00–150.00	777	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	81.79/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,232	6
Bulls	—	—	2,143	96.30/cwt	95.00–97.50	2,064	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	51.50/cwt	48.00–55.00	521	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	41.71/cwt	35.00–48.00	448	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	58.08/cwt	55.50–61.50	657	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	51.72/cwt	51.00–52.50	594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	62.50/cwt	60.00–64.50	768	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	55.17/cwt	52.00–59.50	681	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	48.07/cwt	44.00–51.00	620	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	57.83/cwt	54.00–61.00	759	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	872	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,976	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,695	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,074	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,861	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	963.96/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,259	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	881	1,046.25/cwt	1,035.00–1,050.00	9,217	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,393.53/cwt	1,310.00–1,450.00	15,510	17

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 May 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 990Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	155.00	155.00
10	—	569	130.00–138.00	135.48
9	—	417	145.00–150.00	148.81
7	—	493	140.00	140.00
6	—	525	137.50–140.00	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	163.00	163.00
3	—	287	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	136.00–137.50	136.98
15	—	485	145.00–148.00	147.08
10	—	530	145.00–147.00	145.88
5	—	630	127.50–130.00	128.47
5	—	402	152.00–155.00	153.81
5	—	376	148.00–152.50	150.14
4	—	300	160.00	160.00
3	—	698	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	792	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	144.00	144.00
4	—	518	150.00	150.00
3	—	638	134.00	134.00
3	—	453	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	155.00–163.00	160.71
4	—	421	162.50–167.50	164.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	535	143.00–150.00	145.25
3	—	625	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	155.00–157.50	155.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	479	164.00–174.00	168.63
19	—	621	147.50–157.50	152.72
19	—	524	165.00–172.50	167.39
13	—	578	150.00–160.00	154.36
12	—	754	131.00–138.00	133.92
6	—	720	143.00	143.00
3	—	412	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	161.00–162.50	161.74
4	—	556	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	150.00–163.00	154.19
7	—	471	170.00–175.00	173.85
4	—	591	163.00	163.00
4	—	538	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	137.50–142.50	140.20
3	—	528	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,074	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,168	900.00–1,025.00	963.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	872	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,113	1,310.00–1,450.00	1,393.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	881	1,035.00–1,050.00	1,046.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	48.00–55.00	51.50
8	—	1,131	55.50–61.50	58.08
5	—	1,074	35.00–48.00	41.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	54.00–61.00	57.83
2	—	1,290	44.00–51.00	48.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	52.00–59.50	55.17
4	—	1,228	60.00–64.50	62.50
2	—	1,148	51.00–52.50	51.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,506	78.00–86.00	81.79
2	—	2,143	95.00–97.50	96.30

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.