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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Oct 31

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

745 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 837▲ 745 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 132▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 62▲ 32 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 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 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 $144.63/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$144.63

307 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	146.02	973	225
Medium 1-2	411	143.00	588	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	596	140.60	838	75

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $135 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 sale307 hd

144.63

—

MO average16 barns · 8,838 hd

145.98

−1.35

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	1,619	74.40	1,204	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	53.25	885	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	45.42	588	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	39.80	459	38

Every lot

53 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	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	411	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	588	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	146.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	759	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	145.40/cwt	144.00–151.00	782	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	142.48/cwt	141.00–147.00	836	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	139.91/cwt	138.00–142.50	884	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	146.34/cwt	140.00–147.25	1,008	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,146	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	465	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	134.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	586	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	126.15/cwt	125.00–127.50	551	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	604	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	136.61/cwt	128.00–145.00	654	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	608	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	131.77/cwt	128.00–133.00	716	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.06/cwt	130.00–132.50	759	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	126.57/cwt	123.00–133.00	754	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	868	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	141.72/cwt	141.00–142.50	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	592	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	63.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	840	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	79.25/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,364	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	191	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	46.75/cwt	46.00–47.50	512	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	41.41/cwt	36.50–45.00	477	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	35.82/cwt	30.00–38.50	425	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	42.02/cwt	40.00–44.00	536	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	45.48/cwt	42.50–50.00	589	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	677	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	878	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	893	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,160	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,148	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	488	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,322	817.57/cwt	775.00–845.00	10,808	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 Oct 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 837Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 62Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	790	145.10	145.10
37	—	587	141.00–147.00	142.48
6	—	302	170.00	170.00
19	—	538	144.00–151.00	145.40
80	—	689	140.00–147.25	146.34
5	—	487	156.00	156.00
5	—	405	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	130.00–140.00	136.58
14	—	473	140.00–150.00	146.78
11	—	725	135.00	135.00
21	—	650	138.00	138.00
16	—	528	140.00–147.00	143.66
10	—	632	138.00–142.50	139.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	128.00	128.00
4	—	469	141.00–142.50	141.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	147.50	147.50
3	—	360	155.00	155.00
5	—	497	134.00	134.00
4	—	586	126.00	126.00
3	—	340	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	145.00	145.00
20	—	479	128.00–145.00	136.61
14	—	596	123.00–133.00	126.57
25	—	543	128.00–133.00	131.77
13	—	435	130.00–135.00	134.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	120.00	120.00
15	—	679	125.00–130.00	127.86
11	—	375	125.00	125.00
14	—	466	125.00–134.00	129.61
31	—	575	130.00–132.50	132.06
12	—	437	125.00–127.50	126.15
3	—	348	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,148	42.50	42.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,322	775.00–845.00	817.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,153	36.50–45.00	41.41
2	—	1,095	46.00–47.50	46.75
9	—	1,187	30.00–38.50	35.82
1	—	955	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,700	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	51.50	51.50
12	—	1,295	42.50–50.00	45.48
2	—	1,275	40.00–44.00	42.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,721	75.00–84.00	79.25
3	—	1,318	60.00–70.00	63.74

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.