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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jan 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Dec 12Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,772 head

▲ 706 vs last sale 1,066▲ 1,772 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 201▲ 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale three weeks ago, Feeder steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers stead to 6.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $147.66/cwt on 703 head.

Average price

$147.66

703 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$68.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

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	148.74	928	572
Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.45	818	100
Large 1	641	140.78	902	28
Large 3	893	80.00	714	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.74/cwt here — about $214 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 sale703 hd

147.66

—

MO average7 barns · 10,560 hd

155.14

−7.48

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	1,714	74.81	1,282	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	53.15	806	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	50.09	611	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	39.84	433	45

Every lot

77 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 1	358	173.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	171.70/cwt	162.50–179.00	730	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	155.36/cwt	152.00–157.50	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	466	174.61/cwt	173.00–177.00	814	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	165.32/cwt	160.00–172.00	770	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	159.28/cwt	153.00–165.00	835	59
Steers	—	Large 1	529	151.62/cwt	149.00–152.50	802	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	148.59/cwt	138.00–150.00	788	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	831	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	151.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	868	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	133.33/cwt	132.50–135.00	828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	144.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	902	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	143.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	958	44
Steers	—	Large 1	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	962	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	140.71/cwt	136.00–141.75	1,000	143
Steers	—	Large 1	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	930	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,040	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	136.72/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,105	29
Steers	—	Large 3	893	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,242	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	333	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	216	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	496	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	415	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	146.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	631	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	133.82/cwt	131.00–139.00	586	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	143.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	678	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	134.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	637	37
Heifers	—	Large 1	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.77/cwt	132.50–144.00	727	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	132.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	712	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	545	129.40/cwt	128.00–130.00	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	729	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	130.46/cwt	130.00–131.50	811	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.89/cwt	122.50–130.00	806	40
Heifers	—	Large 1	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	131.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	893	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	124.15/cwt	121.00–126.00	849	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	127.71/cwt	127.50–128.00	905	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	125.73/cwt	125.00–126.00	908	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	953	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	147.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	535	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	384	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	147.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	615	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	152.18/cwt	142.50–159.00	715	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	134.90/cwt	127.50–144.00	697	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	131.09/cwt	127.00–137.50	746	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	818	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	391	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	274	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	650	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	449	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	942	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	683	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	62.64/cwt	50.00–71.00	942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	79.68/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,433	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	23.59/cwt	19.00–25.00	200	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	45.47/cwt	42.00–49.50	504	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	35.32/cwt	30.00–41.50	403	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	40.93/cwt	37.50–42.00	476	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	53.46/cwt	51.50–55.50	632	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	48.33/cwt	43.00–52.00	574	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	56.08/cwt	54.00–58.50	724	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	54.87/cwt	53.00–56.00	816	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	770	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	860.89/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,546	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,226	713.17/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,743	2

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 Jan 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,772Last week 1,066Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 201Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last sale three weeks ago, Feeder steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers stead to 6.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	152.00–157.50	155.36
3	—	621	132.50–135.00	133.33
52	—	530	138.00–150.00	148.59
22	—	570	144.00–148.00	145.73
6	—	411	153.00	153.00
5	—	895	120.00	120.00
4	—	744	125.00	125.00
3	—	692	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	625	140.00–154.00	144.34
44	—	667	140.00–146.00	143.56
29	—	808	136.00–137.00	136.72
19	—	756	137.50	137.50
143	—	711	136.00–141.75	140.71
98	—	573	146.00–159.00	151.40
59	—	524	153.00–165.00	159.28
23	—	466	160.00–172.00	165.32
17	—	425	162.50–179.00	171.70
4	—	358	170.00–176.00	173.96
3	—	937	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	136.00	136.00
8	—	529	149.00–152.50	151.62
3	—	730	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	466	173.00–177.00	174.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	70.00	70.00
11	—	650	69.00	69.00
13	—	942	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	135.00–136.00	135.60
2	—	495	132.50	132.50
10	—	545	128.00–130.00	129.40
2	—	662	130.00	130.00
3	—	718	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	778	120.00	120.00
13	—	366	140.00–145.00	142.62
25	—	431	140.00–150.00	146.40
44	—	622	130.00–131.50	130.46
82	—	576	130.00–135.00	133.32
3	—	303	142.50	142.50
5	—	1,005	106.00	106.00
12	—	709	127.50–128.00	127.71
40	—	473	140.00–146.00	143.40
61	—	528	132.50–144.00	137.77
66	—	678	130.00–133.00	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	137.00	137.00
7	—	374	132.50	132.50
8	—	684	121.00–126.00	124.15
11	—	722	125.00–126.00	125.73
6	—	762	125.00	125.00
12	—	538	130.00–136.00	132.41
12	—	580	120.00–132.00	125.63
18	—	438	131.00–139.00	133.82
37	—	475	129.00–139.00	134.16
40	—	625	122.50–130.00	128.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	127.00–137.50	131.09
11	—	470	142.50–159.00	152.18
7	—	363	140.00–153.00	147.27
3	—	727	112.50	112.50
2	—	818	100.00	100.00
2	—	762	105.00	105.00
23	—	517	127.50–144.00	134.90
9	—	417	145.00–151.00	147.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	182.00	182.00

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)	2	—	1,226	700.00–725.00	713.17

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)	4	—	1,225	800.00–900.00	860.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,109	42.00–49.50	45.47
8	—	849	19.00–25.00	23.59
8	—	1,183	51.50–55.50	53.46
14	—	1,141	30.00–41.50	35.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,187	43.00–52.00	48.33
5	—	1,163	37.50–42.00	40.93
15	—	1,291	54.00–58.50	56.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	48.00	48.00
6	—	1,488	53.00–56.00	54.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,798	75.00–84.50	79.68
4	—	1,504	50.00–71.00	62.64

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.