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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 507▲ 437 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 125▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 26▲ 33 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 mostly 5.00 lower on a limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $130.62/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$130.62

135 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$34.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	133.94	701	72
Medium and Large 1-2	509	128.92	656	55
Large 1	574	126.00	723	4thin
Medium and Large 3	894	99.00	885	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale135 hd

130.62

—

MO average14 barns · 3,679 hd

129.84

+0.78

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	1,867	78.97	1,474	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	59.54	840	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	56.70	662	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	47.52	491	27

Every lot

45 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	165.23/cwt	163.00–170.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	149.90/cwt	145.00–157.00	729	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	145.71/cwt	142.50–147.50	743	7
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.50	785	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	135.39/cwt	130.00–142.50	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	140.41/cwt	136.00–147.50	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	130.90/cwt	130.00–132.50	792	5
Steers	—	Large 1	617	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	134.59/cwt	133.00–135.00	836	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	881	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	134.86/cwt	132.50–137.50	519	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	131.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	142.10/cwt	136.00–144.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	130.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	134.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	699	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	129.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	681	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	129.91/cwt	128.00–131.00	737	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	574	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	729	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	124.61/cwt	122.50–127.00	775	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	122.83/cwt	122.00–123.00	771	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	894	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	885	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	484	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	132.57/cwt	132.00–133.00	691	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	83.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,331	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	2,290	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,603	1
Bulls	—	—	2,433	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	51.37/cwt	45.00–58.00	512	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	31.40/cwt	30.00–35.00	313	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	66.32/cwt	66.00–66.50	702	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	57.18/cwt	54.00–64.00	667	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	42.54/cwt	37.50–48.00	507	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	53.28/cwt	45.00–58.00	639	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	61.55/cwt	60.00–64.00	836	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	55.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	840	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,068	850.78/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,086	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,720	3

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 507Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly 5.00 lower on a limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate, supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	142.50–147.50	145.71
5	—	566	130.00–142.50	135.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	145.00–157.00	149.90
5	—	574	136.00–147.50	140.41
4	—	629	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	163.00–170.00	165.23
16	—	530	145.00–152.50	148.16
11	—	762	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	130.00–132.50	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	133.00–135.00	134.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	127.50–132.50	130.04
12	—	628	122.00–123.00	122.83
10	—	431	130.00–135.00	131.88
9	—	528	128.00–131.00	129.07
9	—	385	132.50–137.50	134.86
8	—	576	126.00–127.00	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	122.50–127.00	124.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	520	129.00–138.00	134.49
11	—	567	128.00–131.00	129.91
9	—	460	136.00–144.00	142.10
7	—	444	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	132.00–133.00	132.57
4	—	424	145.00–152.00	148.43
3	—	263	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,068	775.00–875.00	850.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,433	70.00	70.00
1	—	2,290	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,700	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,545	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,600	80.00–85.00	83.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	60.00–64.00	61.55
4	—	1,513	54.00–58.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,166	54.00–64.00	57.18
11	—	1,199	45.00–58.00	53.28
3	—	1,058	66.00–66.50	66.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	997	45.00–58.00	51.37
5	—	1,192	37.50–48.00	42.54
3	—	997	30.00–35.00	31.40

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.