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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Nov 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,075 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 745▲ 1,075 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 72▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 32▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady, except 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, yearlings steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and 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 $147.05/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$147.05

304 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$3.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	147.99	877	219
Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.65	753	85

One grade step is worth $3.34/cwt here — about $124 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 sale304 hd

147.05

—

MO average20 barns · 13,212 hd

149.68

−2.62

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	1,591	72.82	1,159	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	51.74	757	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	44.99	530	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	37.62	400	61

Every lot

54 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	300	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	488	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	165.14/cwt	162.00–170.00	608	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	154.96/cwt	150.00–157.50	600	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	145.36/cwt	142.50–150.00	616	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	154.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	746	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	145.46/cwt	140.00–154.00	756	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	152.50/cwt	146.00–162.00	811	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	151.11/cwt	146.50–154.00	879	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	139.19/cwt	135.00–143.00	848	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	142.35/cwt	138.00–146.00	885	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.94/cwt	138.00–145.00	958	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	140.35/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,004	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,052	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	129.54/cwt	125.00–132.50	434	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	129.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	486	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	139.45/cwt	137.50–140.00	545	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	130.78/cwt	120.00–136.00	568	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	592	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	136.30/cwt	132.50–138.00	698	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	121.87/cwt	117.50–130.00	626	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	133.29/cwt	125.00–139.00	697	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	743	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.50	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	617	111.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	130.17/cwt	129.00–131.00	804	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	131.88/cwt	131.00–134.00	940	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	915	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	164.01/cwt	161.00–166.00	597	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	151.49/cwt	150.00–152.50	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	136.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	629	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	944	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	63.82/cwt	61.00–68.00	966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,617	75.82/cwt	72.00–81.50	1,226	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	17.34/cwt	15.00–20.00	144	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	30.53/cwt	25.00–35.50	313	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	40.51/cwt	35.00–45.00	440	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	44.99/cwt	42.00–50.00	530	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	48.73/cwt	47.50–50.00	677	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	54.75/cwt	53.00–56.00	842	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,154	606.66/cwt	600.00–625.00	7,001	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,161	855.60/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,934	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,003.68/cwt	970.00–1,050.00	12,265	5

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 Nov 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 745Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady, except 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, yearlings steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	142.50–150.00	145.36
40	—	609	135.00–143.00	139.19
10	—	472	140.00–150.00	144.72
11	—	387	150.00–157.50	154.96
14	—	520	140.00–154.00	145.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	532	146.00–162.00	152.50
19	—	715	139.00–143.00	140.35
34	—	622	138.00–146.00	142.35
25	—	675	138.00–145.00	141.94
5	—	769	135.00–138.00	136.79
63	—	582	146.50–154.00	151.11
29	—	483	150.00–160.00	154.37
6	—	368	162.00–170.00	165.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	560	130.00–134.00	132.68
16	—	512	132.50–138.00	136.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	120.00–135.00	129.65
11	—	461	125.00–132.50	128.44
5	—	564	115.00–122.50	118.01
32	—	514	117.50–130.00	121.87
12	—	335	125.00–132.50	129.54
5	—	718	127.50	127.50
12	—	434	120.00–136.00	130.78
6	—	825	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	523	125.00–139.00	133.29
11	—	618	129.00–131.00	130.17
5	—	280	135.00	135.00
38	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.08
12	—	588	131.00	131.00
9	—	391	137.50–140.00	139.45
20	—	422	130.00–140.00	135.21
10	—	713	131.00–134.00	131.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	110.00–115.00	111.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.63
10	—	576	120.00	120.00
5	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.49
13	—	462	135.00–140.00	136.15
8	—	874	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	161.00–166.00	164.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,086	35.00–45.00	40.51
13	—	1,024	25.00–35.50	30.53
2	—	828	15.00–20.00	17.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	47.50–50.00	48.73
2	—	1,538	53.00–56.00	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,179	42.00–50.00	44.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,617	72.00–81.50	75.82
3	—	1,513	61.00–68.00	63.82

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	600.00–625.00	606.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,161	800.00–900.00	855.60

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,222	970.00–1,050.00	1,003.68

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.