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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 6

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← May 30Jun 6Jun 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,030 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 901▲ 1,030 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 145▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 239▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and 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 $128.72/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$128.72

264 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	132.49	680	179
Medium and Large 1	684	121.92	834	55
Medium and Large 2	559	120.17	672	21
Large 1-2	618	120.00	742	3thin
Medium 3	529	112.75	596	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $84 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 sale264 hd

128.72

—

MO average18 barns · 9,333 hd

133.68

−4.96

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	1,688	82.45	1,392	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	56.76	680	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	54.44	731	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	50.08	529	74

Every lot

72 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	427	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	168.33/cwt	164.00–173.00	724	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	149.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	469	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	807	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	160.92/cwt	152.50–168.00	766	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	161.76/cwt	159.00–164.00	789	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	155.83/cwt	155.00–156.00	804	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	150.41/cwt	147.50–153.00	794	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	843	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	148.13/cwt	142.50–158.00	846	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	137.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	807	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	904	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	138.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	134.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	977	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	358	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	143.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	537	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	138.29/cwt	132.50–143.00	586	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	135.81/cwt	127.50–141.00	645	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	127.70/cwt	125.00–132.50	661	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	133.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	695	26
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	527	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	530	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	128.86/cwt	125.00–132.50	688	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	125.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	128.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	753	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	116.20/cwt	116.00–117.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	119.74/cwt	116.00–123.50	805	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	692	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	761	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	930	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	153.47/cwt	152.50–155.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	145.79/cwt	142.50–150.00	674	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	137.55/cwt	133.00–142.50	703	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	529	133.76/cwt	132.00–135.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	757	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	811	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	668	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	795	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	572	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	386	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	971	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	670	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	89.69/cwt	89.00–90.50	1,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	82.94/cwt	76.50–87.00	1,431	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,384	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	29.52/cwt	27.50–30.00	261	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	39.11/cwt	34.00–44.00	381	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	49.61/cwt	47.50–53.00	523	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	50.45/cwt	45.00–57.00	544	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	57.80/cwt	53.00–64.50	636	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	55.19/cwt	50.50–60.00	641	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	52.00/cwt	48.00–54.00	662	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	61.50/cwt	58.00–66.50	798	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	54.72/cwt	54.00–58.00	744	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	847	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	902	63.97/cwt	60.00–74.00	577	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	94.45/cwt	80.00–104.00	866	6

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 Jun 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 901Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 239Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	127.50	127.50
5	—	358	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	692	110.00	110.00
5	—	613	116.00–117.00	116.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	125.00–132.50	127.70
7	—	572	120.00–128.00	125.25
4	—	644	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	475	127.50–141.00	135.81
26	—	522	128.00–136.00	133.08
24	—	586	126.00–131.00	128.55
22	—	424	132.50–143.00	138.29
15	—	672	116.00–123.50	119.74
10	—	374	135.00–149.00	143.54
4	—	615	128.00	128.00
3	—	343	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	534	125.00–132.50	128.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	798	116.50	116.50
7	—	695	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	166.00	166.00
3	—	492	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	462	142.50–150.00	145.79
12	—	587	125.00–133.00	128.98
10	—	511	133.00–142.50	137.55
5	—	429	152.50–155.00	153.47
4	—	649	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	340	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	141.00	141.00
3	—	475	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	118.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	529	132.00–135.00	133.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	971	69.00	69.00
5	—	572	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	133.00–140.00	137.43
5	—	466	145.00–155.00	149.44
3	—	615	130.00–135.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	135.00–138.00	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	172.00	172.00
3	—	427	170.00–171.00	170.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	629	142.50–145.00	143.73
27	—	571	142.50–158.00	148.13
21	—	729	131.00–136.00	134.02
14	—	476	152.50–168.00	160.92
13	—	528	147.50–153.00	150.41
8	—	674	135.00–140.00	138.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	516	155.00–156.00	155.83
20	—	558	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	164.00–173.00	168.33
9	—	488	159.00–164.00	161.76
4	—	591	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,101	53.00–64.50	57.80
28	—	1,078	45.00–57.00	50.45
12	—	974	34.00–44.00	39.11
5	—	883	27.50–30.00	29.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,359	54.00–58.00	54.72
5	—	1,273	48.00–54.00	52.00
2	—	1,435	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,162	50.50–60.00	55.19
10	—	1,297	58.00–66.50	61.50
4	—	1,055	47.50–53.00	49.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,725	76.50–87.00	82.94
2	—	1,528	89.00–90.50	89.69
1	—	1,630	72.50	72.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	902	60.00–74.00	63.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	917	80.00–104.00	94.45

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.