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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Nov 14

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,450 head

▲ 375 vs last sale 1,075▲ 1,450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 138▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 37▲ 78 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. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter 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 $143.77/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$143.77

403 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	147.14	934	233
Medium and Large 1-2	576	140.11	807	152
Large 1	495	135.00	668	3thin
Medium and Large 2	663	130.33	864	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $70 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 sale403 hd

143.77

—

MO average18 barns · 11,323 hd

150.32

−6.55

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	1,648	70.15	1,156	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	55.25	777	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	51.11	656	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	41.59	451	80

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	166.43/cwt	162.50–167.00	736	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	166.91/cwt	162.00–169.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	145.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	9
Steers	—	Large 1	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	145.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	765	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	150.04/cwt	147.00–158.00	801	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	134.13/cwt	132.50–142.50	774	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	142.39/cwt	141.00–145.00	829	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	142.21/cwt	140.00–147.50	839	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	825	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	138.14/cwt	133.00–144.00	854	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	134.71/cwt	132.50–138.00	841	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	142.49/cwt	141.00–143.50	946	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	136.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	148.00/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,128	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,033	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	269	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	336	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	142.63/cwt	142.50–143.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	413	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	326	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	408	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	138.97/cwt	137.50–141.00	459	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	506	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	136.41/cwt	130.00–141.00	592	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	127.74/cwt	120.00–132.50	609	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	133.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	644	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	688	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	125.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	134.44/cwt	131.00–135.00	714	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	121.44/cwt	120.00–122.50	689	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	123.99/cwt	121.00–126.00	708	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	126.20/cwt	125.00–128.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	127.94/cwt	120.00–132.50	791	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	121.19/cwt	117.50–122.50	749	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	852	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	745	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	869	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	124.69/cwt	122.50–127.50	908	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	149.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	133.62/cwt	127.00–140.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	124.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.31/cwt	122.50–135.00	676	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	728	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	117.63/cwt	115.00–122.50	679	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	121.46/cwt	112.50–126.50	753	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	63.62/cwt	60.00–68.00	981	6
Bulls	—	—	1,739	75.74/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,317	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	22.06/cwt	15.00–27.50	202	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	35.36/cwt	30.00–40.50	382	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	43.19/cwt	37.50–48.00	469	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	51.70/cwt	48.00–56.00	614	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	58.47/cwt	55.00–64.00	736	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	51.18/cwt	47.50–55.50	659	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	45.04/cwt	42.50–47.00	581	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	55.65/cwt	53.00–58.50	775	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	793	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	930	727.82/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,769	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,071	725.02/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,765	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,097	856.98/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,401	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	900.69/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,024	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	52.16/cwt	50.00–60.00	527	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	69.67/cwt	67.50–71.00	748	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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,450Last week 1,075Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 37Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	125.00	125.00
8	—	611	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	141.00	141.00
79	—	762	143.00–148.50	148.00
8	—	442	162.50–167.00	166.43
57	—	534	147.00–158.00	150.04
18	—	590	140.00–147.50	142.21
6	—	718	140.00	140.00
10	—	664	141.00–143.50	142.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	768	134.00–135.00	134.56
35	—	527	140.00–148.00	145.17
9	—	467	140.00–150.00	145.78
7	—	681	135.00–140.00	136.43
25	—	577	132.50–142.50	134.13
8	—	429	150.00–160.00	154.38
15	—	618	133.00–144.00	138.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	125.00	125.00
31	—	624	132.50–138.00	134.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	610	130.00–135.00	133.17
6	—	652	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	162.00–169.00	166.91
5	—	397	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	582	141.00–145.00	142.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	482	130.00–136.00	133.53
15	—	519	130.00–136.00	132.47
6	—	664	130.00–132.50	130.85
22	—	571	121.00–126.00	123.99
8	—	330	137.50–141.00	138.97
26	—	434	130.00–141.00	136.41
12	—	632	134.00–135.00	134.76
4	—	279	142.50–143.00	142.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	120.00	120.00
3	—	352	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	131.00–135.00	134.44
5	—	577	125.00–128.00	126.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	530	120.00–130.00	125.51
15	—	728	122.50–127.50	124.69
5	—	314	130.00–135.00	131.51
45	—	477	120.00–132.50	127.74
19	—	567	120.00–122.50	121.44
6	—	432	128.00–130.00	129.31
30	—	618	120.00–132.50	127.94
9	—	376	134.00–135.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	143.00	143.00
7	—	584	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	125.00	125.00
7	—	326	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	115.00–120.00	117.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	618	117.50–122.50	121.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	115.00–122.50	117.63
8	—	473	127.00–140.00	133.62
9	—	523	122.50–135.00	129.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	145.00–150.00	149.41
4	—	530	145.00	145.00
5	—	374	155.00–160.00	158.01
5	—	571	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	620	112.50–126.50	121.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	121.00–125.00	124.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	30.00–40.50	35.36
53	—	1,086	37.50–48.00	43.19
6	—	915	15.00–27.50	22.06
10	—	1,188	48.00–56.00	51.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	42.50–47.00	45.04
28	—	1,288	47.50–55.50	51.18
8	—	1,258	55.00–64.00	58.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	50.00	50.00
13	—	1,392	53.00–58.50	55.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	60.00–68.00	63.62
7	—	1,739	73.00–79.50	75.74

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,097	775.00–925.00	856.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	700.00–775.00	725.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	930	700.00–775.00	727.82

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	—	1,224	850.00–1,000.00	900.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	50.00–60.00	52.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	67.50–71.00	69.67

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.