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Douglas County Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 8

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 755▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 104▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 26▲ 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 steady to firm on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light.

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 $133.87/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$133.87

145 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	138.40	749	54
Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.11	746	82
Medium and Large 2	560	125.42	702	6thin
Large 1-2	678	117.50	797	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale145 hd

133.87

—

MO average15 barns · 5,721 hd

136.97

−3.09

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	1,620	87.70	1,421	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	61.43	940	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	57.66	728	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	54.64	578	35

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	169.85/cwt	169.00–171.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	160.82/cwt	160.00–162.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	152.89/cwt	149.00–158.00	792	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	849	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	148.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	848	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	146.22/cwt	141.00–150.00	905	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	960	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	140.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	928	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	137.78/cwt	137.00–139.00	920	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,002	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,115	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	149.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	544	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	138.59/cwt	135.00–143.00	542	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	141.80/cwt	139.00–145.00	686	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	143.45/cwt	138.00–145.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	717	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	751	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	132.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	809	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	618	123.66/cwt	122.50–126.00	764	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	129.42/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	678	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	125.11/cwt	122.50–131.00	856	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	889	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.38/cwt	143.00–157.00	699	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	135.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	769	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	578	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	451	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	578	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	445	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	88.00/cwt	84.50–91.00	1,379	9
Bulls	—	—	1,619	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,473	4
Bulls	—	—	2,165	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	45.79/cwt	40.00–50.00	468	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	61.91/cwt	60.50–63.00	650	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	54.93/cwt	48.50–59.50	592	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	63.36/cwt	62.00–65.00	759	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	52.78/cwt	50.00–56.50	666	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	58.88/cwt	54.00–62.00	750	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	62.61/cwt	60.00–65.50	952	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.00	878	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	1,005	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,291	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,049.68/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,491	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	900	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,640	4

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	175.00	175.00
3	—	892	125.00	125.00
12	—	518	149.00–158.00	152.89
9	—	630	152.00–153.00	152.33
5	—	463	160.00–162.00	160.82
4	—	564	150.00–151.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	136.00–141.00	140.57
10	—	619	141.00–150.00	146.22
9	—	572	145.00–152.00	148.17
8	—	723	135.00–142.00	138.58
5	—	371	169.00–171.00	169.85
3	—	840	122.50	122.50
3	—	290	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	137.00–139.00	137.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	134.00–135.00	134.49
4	—	461	154.00–156.00	154.98
5	—	516	140.00	140.00
4	—	769	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	155.00–157.00	156.27
7	—	468	143.00–157.00	149.38
4	—	531	131.00–140.00	135.38
3	—	563	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	120.00–122.50	120.84
3	—	512	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	122.50–126.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	147.00–151.00	149.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	535	130.00–137.00	133.99
12	—	684	122.50–131.00	125.11
12	—	564	131.00–135.00	133.17
10	—	611	130.00–134.00	132.45
5	—	391	135.00–143.00	138.59
3	—	725	120.00–124.00	122.66
3	—	460	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	126.00–135.00	129.42
4	—	559	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	484	139.00–145.00	141.80
7	—	534	138.00–145.00	143.45
5	—	692	130.00–131.00	130.60
5	—	610	135.00	135.00
4	—	420	147.00	147.00
3	—	389	148.00–150.00	148.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,005	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,077	48.50–59.50	54.93
9	—	1,050	60.50–63.00	61.91
8	—	1,023	40.00–50.00	45.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,521	60.00–65.50	62.61
2	—	1,580	54.00–57.00	55.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,273	54.00–62.00	58.88
8	—	1,261	50.00–56.50	52.78
3	—	1,198	62.00–65.00	63.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,567	84.50–91.00	88.00
4	—	1,619	90.00–92.00	91.01
1	—	2,165	82.50	82.50
1	—	1,555	77.00	77.00

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.