Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2019-06-13

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
731 head
▼ 299 vs last sale 1,030▲ 731 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 141▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 38▲ 57 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. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.83/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$146.83
255 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497154.48767111
Medium and Large 1-2543141.29767137
Large 1-2614138.008474thin
Medium and Large 2361129.014663thin
One grade step is worth $25.47/cwt here — about $302 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 sale255 hd
146.83
—
MO average18 barns · 10,324 hd
148.50
−1.67
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,41686.081,21910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19156.5167339
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12454.0160749
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11351.1756923

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1271165.34/cwt155.00–175.004487
Steers—Medium and Large 1332167.48/cwt160.00–175.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 2361129.01/cwt125.00–131.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1370166.81/cwt163.00–171.0061711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375145.07/cwt125.00–155.005449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415143.84/cwt135.00–156.0059712
Steers—Medium and Large 1422164.25/cwt160.00–170.0069316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471147.24/cwt125.00–158.0069421
Steers—Medium and Large 1484162.89/cwt147.50–167.0078831
Steers—Medium and Large 1516152.39/cwt142.50–159.007868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521142.51/cwt120.00–155.0074232
Steers—Medium and Large 1566147.88/cwt145.00–150.008379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573139.27/cwt120.00–146.0079819
Steers—Medium and Large 1605136.60/cwt125.00–148.008266
Steers—Large 1-2614138.00/cwt138.00–138.008474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622139.31/cwt130.00–148.0086727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671135.33/cwt120.00–142.5090815
Steers—Medium and Large 1711127.50/cwt117.50–132.5090716
Steers—Medium and Large 1760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327128.47/cwt125.00–130.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329144.14/cwt135.00–147.004746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418143.13/cwt135.00–146.0059824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423121.78/cwt110.00–137.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467136.10/cwt132.50–138.0063614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481129.35/cwt120.00–134.0062221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537127.45/cwt120.00–133.0068416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573125.78/cwt112.50–130.0072133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576128.37/cwt115.00–134.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.08/cwt115.00–125.0074425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628138.47/cwt128.00–146.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680115.07/cwt112.50–118.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772112.08/cwt100.00–117.008659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820107.88/cwt106.00–110.008854
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422139.86/cwt135.00–150.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492136.69/cwt125.00–145.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521134.20/cwt124.00–140.006997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666125.28/cwt123.00–130.008349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755105.84/cwt105.00–107.507993
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341546.00/cwt46.00–46.001916
Dairy Steers—Large 345475.97/cwt60.00–77.5034512
Dairy Steers—Large 356267.15/cwt55.00–90.003773
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25983.06/cwt77.00–86.501,0464
Bulls——1,52088.10/cwt85.00–89.001,3396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99547.85/cwt47.50–48.004763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06239.04/cwt35.00–43.004153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06949.53/cwt47.00–52.005294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07651.70/cwt47.50–57.0055627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13449.68/cwt48.00–50.005637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16555.24/cwt55.00–58.5064413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17049.00/cwt49.00–49.005735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17259.95/cwt59.00–67.0070317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20560.18/cwt58.00–66.0072515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21655.29/cwt50.00–61.0067217
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13991.61/cwt90.00–92.001,0435
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783659.89/cwt500.00–725.005,1673
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998762.09/cwt750.00–775.007,6064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005645.21/cwt560.00–700.006,4843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057825.84/cwt600.00–985.008,7293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,112790.01/cwt550.00–950.008,7857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210755.75/cwt525.00–1,000.009,1453
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,010.00/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0011,1105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,157735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,5048
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2004

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.