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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

815 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 596▲ 815 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 48▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 14▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a limited test last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, no recent test of yearlings for a price comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, 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 $158.39/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$158.39

265 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	329	179.09	589	11thin
Medium and Large 1	581	158.36	921	195
Medium and Large 1-2	528	156.64	826	44
Medium and Large 2	481	148.86	716	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale265 hd

158.39

—

MO average16 barns · 7,196 hd

156.47

+1.92

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	1,738	77.89	1,354	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	53.33	634	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	53.00	761	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	44.65	471	45

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1-2	289	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	527	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	174.49/cwt	173.00–176.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	190.51/cwt	185.00–196.00	699	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	153.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	648	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	179.92/cwt	175.00–188.00	775	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	165.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	720	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	157.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	177.45/cwt	169.00–184.00	862	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	158.34/cwt	156.00–160.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.05/cwt	164.00–177.00	898	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	155.91/cwt	152.50–159.00	887	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	159.71/cwt	154.00–163.00	914	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	152.77/cwt	151.00–154.00	880	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	150.13/cwt	146.00–154.00	943	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	143.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	951	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,001	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,025	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	152.12/cwt	150.00–152.50	479	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	160.13/cwt	152.00–165.00	546	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	146.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	151.63/cwt	150.00–152.50	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	150.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	612	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	596	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	145.28/cwt	142.50–147.00	683	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	139.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	146.20/cwt	144.00–148.50	766	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	138.53/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	137.39/cwt	124.00–140.50	768	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	133.12/cwt	127.00–136.00	816	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	125.65/cwt	122.50–127.50	828	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	826	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	588	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	175.94/cwt	175.00–178.00	663	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	169.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	718	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	165.96/cwt	152.50–171.00	782	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	145.53/cwt	135.00–152.50	760	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	141.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	666	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	70.16/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,836	82.02/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,506	7
Bulls	—	—	2,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,841	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	33.51/cwt	29.00–38.00	328	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	47.56/cwt	40.00–54.50	509	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	497	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	55.36/cwt	54.00–57.00	652	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	53.65/cwt	51.00–56.00	643	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	761	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	919.66/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,091	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,230	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,070	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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	54.00–57.00	55.36
31	—	1,070	40.00–54.50	47.56
11	—	980	29.00–38.00	33.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	58.50	58.50
1	—	1,105	45.00	45.00
10	—	1,198	51.00–56.00	53.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	62.00–75.00	70.16
1	—	2,045	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,836	78.00–90.00	82.02
1	—	1,110	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	663	141.00–147.00	143.42
25	—	486	169.00–184.00	177.45
9	—	804	127.50	127.50
5	—	713	136.00	136.00
26	—	528	164.00–177.00	170.05
12	—	431	175.00–188.00	179.92
39	—	572	154.00–163.00	159.71
20	—	628	146.00–154.00	150.13
6	—	367	185.00–196.00	190.51
4	—	782	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	175.00	175.00
6	—	289	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	569	152.50–159.00	155.91
4	—	469	150.00–165.00	157.39
6	—	434	160.00–170.00	165.79
6	—	639	138.00	138.00
4	—	310	173.00–176.00	174.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	156.00–160.00	158.34
5	—	576	151.00–154.00	152.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	130.00	130.00
12	—	422	145.00–160.00	153.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	369	140.00–150.00	146.21
7	—	694	110.00	110.00
19	—	559	124.00–140.50	137.39
9	—	528	138.00–140.00	138.53
4	—	734	112.50	112.50
20	—	421	140.00–143.00	141.64
14	—	315	150.00–152.50	152.12
7	—	474	137.00–141.00	139.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	341	152.00–165.00	160.13
11	—	406	148.00–156.00	150.72
3	—	370	150.00–152.50	151.63
21	—	613	127.00–136.00	133.12
11	—	470	142.50–147.00	145.28
6	—	551	145.50	145.50
30	—	524	144.00–148.50	146.20
11	—	659	122.50–127.50	125.65
10	—	712	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	152.50–171.00	165.96
5	—	344	171.00	171.00
6	—	416	154.00–160.00	156.96
10	—	522	135.00–152.50	145.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	140.00–145.00	141.41
6	—	377	175.00–178.00	175.94
7	—	423	165.00–176.00	169.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,206	875.00–950.00	919.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	900.00	900.00

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.