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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Dec 5

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,348 head

▲ 641 vs last sale 1,707▲ 2,348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 205▲ 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 174▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, Over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Supply heavy.Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $144.71/cwt on 892 head.

Average price

$144.71

892 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	146.51	914	758
Medium and Large 1-2	599	135.34	811	122
Large 2	624	127.50	796	4thin
Large 1	618	126.00	778	4thin
Medium and Large 2	604	125.00	755	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $159 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 sale892 hd

144.71

—

MO average20 barns · 21,685 hd

148.16

−3.45

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	1,582	68.77	1,088	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	47.53	644	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	45.28	535	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	35.80	373	26

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	174.57/cwt	172.50–175.00	560	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	165.32/cwt	162.50–170.00	617	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	150.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	159.69/cwt	153.00–165.00	682	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	155.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	742	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	150.47/cwt	146.00–158.00	787	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	138.21/cwt	134.00–142.50	739	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	135.19/cwt	134.00–137.50	777	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	136.42/cwt	126.00–140.00	789	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	144.30/cwt	141.00–145.50	835	89
Steers	—	Large 1	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	141.51/cwt	138.00–143.50	876	85
Steers	—	Large 2	624	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	132.15/cwt	130.00–137.50	850	7
Steers	—	Large 1	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	662	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	140.92/cwt	138.00–142.50	950	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.50	887	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	143.82/cwt	138.00–145.25	1,060	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	125.04/cwt	122.50–127.50	960	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	138.48/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,086	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	141.07/cwt	140.00–142.50	468	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	139.57/cwt	137.50–140.00	542	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	136.15/cwt	134.00–138.00	564	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	130.72/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	467	142.68/cwt	142.00–143.50	666	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	134.43/cwt	129.00–138.00	641	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	132.45/cwt	128.00–137.00	697	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	663	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	131.42/cwt	129.00–133.00	743	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	121.32/cwt	117.00–122.50	696	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	121.18/cwt	120.00–123.00	755	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	128.89/cwt	127.50–130.00	811	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	118.36/cwt	117.00–122.50	794	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	673	118.29/cwt	118.00–120.00	796	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	870	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	862	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	784	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	133.59/cwt	125.00–142.00	620	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	143.70/cwt	139.00–147.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	125.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	705	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	594	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	120.20/cwt	115.00–132.50	740	13
Bulls	—	Large 1	649	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	772	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	498	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	299	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	761	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	517	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	63.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	73.57/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,295	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	33.89/cwt	32.00–35.00	325	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	38.84/cwt	35.00–45.00	426	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	26.91/cwt	25.00–28.00	300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	40.61/cwt	40.00–42.00	473	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	47.62/cwt	45.00–50.00	566	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	47.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	644	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	658.75/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,016	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	881.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,620	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,088	835.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,085	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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,348Last week 1,707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 205Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 174Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	165.00	165.00
47	—	578	126.00–140.00	136.42
24	—	676	127.50–135.50	131.15
9	—	389	150.00–155.00	150.53
6	—	768	122.50–127.50	125.04
8	—	535	134.00–142.50	138.21
7	—	643	130.00–137.50	132.15
3	—	728	123.00	123.00
3	—	485	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	478	150.00–163.00	155.19
19	—	373	162.50–170.00	165.32
16	—	784	136.00–140.00	138.48
155	—	737	138.00–145.25	143.82
89	—	579	141.00–145.50	144.30
85	—	619	138.00–143.50	141.51
67	—	674	138.00–142.50	140.92
6	—	321	172.50–175.00	174.57
39	—	523	146.00–158.00	150.47
26	—	427	153.00–165.00	159.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	132.00	132.00
2	—	580	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	700	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	575	134.00–137.50	135.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	680	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	91.00	91.00
3	—	438	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	467	142.00–143.50	142.68
5	—	670	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	122.00–127.00	124.40
11	—	431	130.00–132.00	130.72
3	—	487	130.00	130.00
29	—	574	117.00–122.50	121.32
20	—	671	117.00–122.50	118.36
13	—	623	120.00–123.00	121.18
5	—	797	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	565	129.00–133.00	131.42
52	—	477	129.00–138.00	134.43
9	—	765	122.50	122.50
27	—	629	127.50–130.00	128.89
24	—	689	125.00–128.00	126.25
13	—	414	134.00–138.00	136.15
12	—	332	140.00–142.50	141.07
11	—	388	137.50–140.00	139.57
49	—	526	128.00–137.00	132.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	118.00–120.00	118.29
4	—	495	128.00	128.00
2	—	440	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	761	68.00	68.00
3	—	498	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	123.00–126.00	125.46
5	—	524	139.00–147.00	143.70
8	—	464	125.00–142.00	133.59
13	—	616	115.00–132.50	120.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	649	119.00	119.00
7	—	594	119.00	119.00
5	—	672	115.00	115.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,065	600.00–775.00	658.75

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,205	800.00–900.00	881.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,088	725.00–900.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	960	32.00–35.00	33.89
3	—	1,113	25.00–28.00	26.91
11	—	1,097	35.00–45.00	38.84
1	—	1,095	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	45.00–50.00	47.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,189	45.00–50.00	47.62
4	—	1,165	40.00–42.00	40.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	70.50–78.00	73.57
3	—	1,403	60.00–66.00	63.97

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.