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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Sep 12

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

827 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 785▲ 827 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 113▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 25▲ 251 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 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $126.84/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$126.84

258 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	128.36	697	156
Medium and Large 1-2	498	125.27	624	92
Medium and Large 2	511	118.70	607	7thin
Medium 1-2	520	115.00	598	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $99 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 sale258 hd

126.84

—

MO average17 barns · 8,044 hd

129.30

−2.46

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	1,509	71.47	1,078	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	54.68	643	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	53.34	727	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	45.17	496	35

Every lot

73 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 2	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.18/cwt	156.00–167.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	147.94/cwt	147.50–148.00	646	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	140.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	713	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	146.91/cwt	146.00–148.00	735	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.25/cwt	133.00–145.00	735	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	141.82/cwt	134.00–145.00	801	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	133.23/cwt	132.50–134.00	769	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	134.24/cwt	127.50–136.00	911	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	132.13/cwt	129.00–134.50	958	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,049	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	391	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	136.51/cwt	134.00–140.00	494	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	130.78/cwt	130.00–131.00	513	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	135.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	591	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	126.38/cwt	126.00–127.50	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	124.06/cwt	118.00–127.50	588	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	130.46/cwt	127.50–132.50	625	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	30
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	129.95/cwt	122.50–142.00	681	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	124.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	121.11/cwt	120.00–123.00	710	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	114.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	126.38/cwt	122.50–129.00	780	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	116.45/cwt	115.00–122.50	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	838	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	120.00/cwt	119.50–121.00	860	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	478	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	160.69/cwt	158.00–163.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	147.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	569	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	157.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	671	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	653	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	130.57/cwt	126.00–133.00	671	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	118.90/cwt	117.50–120.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	59.58/cwt	55.00–62.50	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	67.71/cwt	60.00–72.50	1,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	80.76/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,377	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	31.29/cwt	30.00–32.00	301	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	41.63/cwt	37.50–43.50	453	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	45.42/cwt	40.00–52.00	504	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	59.46/cwt	56.00–61.00	681	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	57.42/cwt	56.00–61.00	662	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	50.25/cwt	48.00–52.50	589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	53.83/cwt	49.50–58.00	639	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	53.34/cwt	52.00–54.00	727	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	825	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,013	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	938	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,146	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	1,357.14/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	13,666	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,333.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	13,693	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,296.88/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	13,617	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	896	937.35/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,399	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,899	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,016.11/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,228	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	777.64/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,943	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,129	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 Sep 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 785Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	156.00–167.00	163.18
3	—	363	165.00	165.00
5	—	678	134.00	134.00
19	—	565	134.00–145.00	141.82
14	—	487	145.00–148.00	146.35
11	—	500	146.00–148.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	528	133.00–145.00	139.25
12	—	679	127.50–136.00	134.24
11	—	725	129.00–134.50	132.13
8	—	437	147.50–148.00	147.94
4	—	566	135.00–139.00	136.98
4	—	475	136.00–145.00	140.31
3	—	912	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	132.50–134.00	133.23
5	—	608	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	130.00–131.00	130.78
6	—	282	137.50–140.00	138.80
5	—	625	115.00–122.50	116.45
4	—	660	122.50	122.50
4	—	438	126.00–127.50	126.38
30	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.24
21	—	474	118.00–127.50	124.06
13	—	586	120.00–123.00	121.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	114.00–116.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	524	122.50–142.00	129.95
26	—	676	120.00–126.00	123.92
24	—	479	127.50–132.50	130.46
23	—	436	130.00–141.00	135.44
12	—	362	134.00–140.00	136.51
11	—	717	119.50–121.00	120.00
11	—	617	122.50–129.00	126.38
6	—	557	121.00–126.00	124.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	115.00–122.50	118.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	152.00–162.00	157.82
14	—	514	126.00–133.00	130.57
10	—	482	135.00–136.00	135.49
5	—	575	125.00	125.00
4	—	380	158.00–163.00	160.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	122.50	122.50
4	—	324	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	140.00–150.00	147.79
8	—	475	131.00–135.00	132.99
7	—	579	117.50–120.00	118.90
5	—	513	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,007	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,357.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,027	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,050	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,296.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	900.00–1,025.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	750.00–850.00	777.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,105	875.00–1,050.00	1,016.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	995	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,167	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,042	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	896	925.00–950.00	937.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,109	40.00–52.00	45.42
7	—	1,089	37.50–43.50	41.63
5	—	1,153	56.00–61.00	57.42
3	—	963	30.00–32.00	31.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,363	52.00–54.00	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,187	49.50–58.00	53.83
4	—	1,145	56.00–61.00	59.46
2	—	1,173	48.00–52.50	50.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	77.50–82.00	80.76
4	—	1,528	60.00–72.50	67.71
3	—	1,320	55.00–62.50	59.58
1	—	1,620	85.00	85.00

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.