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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

755 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 968▲ 755 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 146▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 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 unevenly steady with spots 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

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 $144.83/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$144.83

274 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$3.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	147.50	733	3thin
Medium and Large 1	690	145.38	1,003	186
Medium and Large 1-2	556	143.53	798	85

One grade step is worth $3.97/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale274 hd

144.83

—

MO average17 barns · 7,056 hd

150.79

−5.96

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	—	High	1,736	87.11	1,512	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	58.54	776	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	56.80	676	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	46.94	494	28

Every lot

58 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	169.73/cwt	166.00–173.00	664	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	165.51/cwt	164.00–168.00	717	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	152.78/cwt	147.50–157.50	675	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	165.73/cwt	162.00–169.00	781	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	150.46/cwt	145.00–157.00	722	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	497	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	159.18/cwt	152.50–165.00	817	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	142.29/cwt	135.00–147.50	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	148.83/cwt	145.00–153.00	859	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	831	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	144.75/cwt	142.50–150.00	887	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.38/cwt	131.00–137.50	833	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	137.25/cwt	136.00–138.00	878	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	135.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	895	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	921	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	138.74/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,000	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	127.87/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,003	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,189	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,107	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,187	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.50	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	142.88/cwt	142.00–145.00	652	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	133.40/cwt	128.00–138.50	650	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	136.58/cwt	134.00–139.00	720	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	133.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	717	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	128.42/cwt	127.50–130.00	753	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.82/cwt	126.00–131.00	803	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	775	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	126.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	847	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	827	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	152.51/cwt	152.00–153.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	143.58/cwt	140.00–146.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	567	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	139.51/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	130.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	820	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	888	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	757	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	878	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,671	88.13/cwt	84.50–92.50	1,473	7
Bulls	—	—	1,698	95.65/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	78.91/cwt	65.00–84.00	1,483	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	35.20/cwt	35.00–36.00	311	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	44.11/cwt	40.00–49.00	446	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	52.37/cwt	50.00–54.50	593	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	58.38/cwt	54.00–65.00	689	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	51.28/cwt	49.50–53.00	627	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	61.36/cwt	58.00–65.00	772	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	53.84/cwt	50.00–56.00	774	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	769	691.61/cwt	660.00–750.00	5,318	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	691.06/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,074	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	794.84/cwt	725.00–900.00	7,694	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	762.87/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,635	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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 968Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 146Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady with spots 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	127.50–130.00	128.42
17	—	539	129.00–135.00	133.02
22	—	487	128.00–138.50	133.40
4	—	633	122.50	122.50
7	—	377	140.00	140.00
8	—	426	136.00–137.50	136.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	126.00–131.00	127.82
23	—	527	134.00–139.00	136.58
31	—	565	130.00–134.00	131.99
7	—	456	142.00–145.00	142.88
12	—	671	125.00–128.00	126.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	125.00–127.50	126.24
6	—	684	120.00–122.50	120.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	831	110.00	110.00
4	—	485	152.00–153.00	152.51
5	—	524	140.00–146.00	143.58
6	—	572	135.00–142.50	139.51
6	—	628	126.00–136.00	130.63
6	—	675	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	116.00	116.00
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	123.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	131.00–137.50	135.38
14	—	662	130.00–138.00	135.18
16	—	578	142.50–145.00	143.73
24	—	480	145.00–157.00	150.46
3	—	705	135.00	135.00
8	—	442	147.50–157.50	152.78
9	—	532	135.00–147.50	142.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	513	152.50–165.00	159.18
4	—	721	138.00–141.00	138.74
65	—	855	139.10	139.10
8	—	391	166.00–173.00	169.73
8	—	433	164.00–168.00	165.51
8	—	471	162.00–169.00	165.73
13	—	613	142.50–150.00	144.75
22	—	577	145.00–153.00	148.83
3	—	1,187	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	784	127.50–128.00	127.87
8	—	640	136.00–138.00	137.25
12	—	882	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	769	660.00–750.00	691.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	725.00–800.00	762.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	879	650.00–800.00	691.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	968	725.00–900.00	794.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,258	58.00–65.00	61.36
6	—	1,438	50.00–56.00	53.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	884	35.00–36.00	35.20
8	—	1,011	40.00–49.00	44.11
15	—	1,132	50.00–54.50	52.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	49.50–53.00	51.28
21	—	1,180	54.00–65.00	58.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	93.00–101.00	95.65
4	—	1,879	65.00–84.00	78.91
7	—	1,671	84.50–92.50	88.13

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.