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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 23

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▼ 500 vs last sale 1,007▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 201▲ 86 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 steady to weak on limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Demand moderate, supply light. Thunder storms, flooding and high winds curtailed the receipts.

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 $135.34/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.34

128 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$3.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	135.98	743	48
Medium and Large 1-2	505	135.40	684	62
Large 1-2	561	134.00	752	10thin
Medium and Large 2	430	132.75	571	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.23/cwt here — about $173 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 sale128 hd

135.34

—

MO average16 barns · 8,304 hd

139.90

−4.56

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	1,853	76.27	1,413	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	53.43	665	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	51.99	736	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	46.76	513	42

Every lot

44 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	170.94/cwt	168.00–177.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	168.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	782	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	154.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	735	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	162.46/cwt	159.00–166.00	837	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	154.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	860	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	900	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	144.14/cwt	142.00–146.00	899	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	137.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	915	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	136.76/cwt	133.00–142.00	914	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	709	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	915	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	991	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.28/cwt	144.00–147.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	148.61/cwt	148.00–149.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	142.75/cwt	141.00–144.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	143.90/cwt	139.00–150.00	668	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	135.79/cwt	130.00–143.00	637	13
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	134.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	712	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	140.31/cwt	138.50–142.00	749	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	592	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.34/cwt	115.00–126.00	812	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	78.19/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,413	6
Bulls	—	—	2,380	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	2,047	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	227	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	40.53/cwt	32.00–45.00	398	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	55.89/cwt	50.00–58.00	633	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	47.23/cwt	42.00–51.00	537	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	53.38/cwt	51.00–55.00	645	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	666	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	54.35/cwt	50.50–56.00	754	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	47.87/cwt	44.00–51.00	700	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,005	1

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 1,007Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 201Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	135.00	135.00
5	—	592	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	141.00	141.00
3	—	658	125.00	125.00
5	—	414	148.00–149.00	148.61
10	—	534	138.50–142.00	140.31
11	—	464	139.00–150.00	143.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	630	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	115.00–126.00	120.34
7	—	377	144.00–147.00	145.28
7	—	561	133.00	133.00
8	—	432	141.00–144.00	142.75
13	—	469	130.00–143.00	135.79
21	—	531	130.00–136.00	134.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	444	168.00–177.00	170.94
8	—	515	159.00–166.00	162.46
14	—	464	165.00–170.00	168.47
15	—	591	150.00–155.00	152.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	155.00	155.00
9	—	668	133.00–142.00	136.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	150.00–156.00	154.23
4	—	742	133.50	133.50
9	—	475	150.00–159.00	154.75
11	—	624	142.00–146.00	144.14
12	—	665	135.00–142.00	137.55
28	—	575	145.00–154.00	149.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	55.00	55.00
1	—	2,380	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,807	75.50–83.00	78.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,318	50.00–51.00	50.51
16	—	1,208	51.00–55.00	53.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	44.00–51.00	47.87
7	—	1,388	50.50–56.00	54.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	27.00	27.00
7	—	1,133	50.00–58.00	55.89
9	—	983	32.00–45.00	40.53
25	—	1,138	42.00–51.00	47.23

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.