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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Mar 12

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

598 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 815▲ 598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 98▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 30▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 8.00 to 15.00 lower, yearlings not well tested, undertone lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Quality average to plain. Demand moderate to light, supply light. The Coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S.

The World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic. The Dow closed down over 2300 points and Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed limit down.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.08/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$125.08

218 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	126.59	638	157
Medium and Large 1	521	126.04	657	28
Large 1	574	119.17	684	9thin
Medium and Large 2	504	116.27	585	24

One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $53 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 sale218 hd

125.08

—

MO average15 barns · 6,360 hd

134.22

−9.14

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	1,498	77.82	1,166	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	56.35	745	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,341	55.88	749	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	49.06	536	22

Every lot

61 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	337	172.26/cwt	170.00–173.00	581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	165.21/cwt	160.00–166.00	593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	167.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	161.24/cwt	160.00–163.00	672	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	421	152.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	150.38/cwt	147.00–153.00	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	147.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	771	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	866	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	118.40/cwt	112.50–124.50	864	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	140.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	465	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	125.71/cwt	125.00–128.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	133.31/cwt	126.00–136.00	555	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	129.83/cwt	124.00–135.00	609	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	653	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	526	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	123.45/cwt	121.00–125.00	663	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	120.56/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	110.22/cwt	107.50–112.50	638	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	121.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	747	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	634	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	769	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	269	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	428	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	156.22/cwt	151.00–160.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	378	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	469	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	614	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	511	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	135.60/cwt	132.00–139.00	763	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	75.97/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,486	82.01/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,219	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,592	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	36.19/cwt	32.00–40.00	353	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	604	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	50.51/cwt	44.00–55.50	563	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	819	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	55.26/cwt	50.00–58.00	734	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	56.72/cwt	54.00–60.00	763	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,096	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,685	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	805.98/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,905	4

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 815Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 0

The World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic. The Dow closed down over 2300 points and Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed limit down.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	131.00	131.00
8	—	359	160.00–166.00	165.21
6	—	662	125.00–127.50	126.25
9	—	585	132.00–140.00	136.09
6	—	730	112.50–124.50	118.40
3	—	483	149.00	149.00
15	—	524	140.00–151.00	147.15
7	—	417	160.00–163.00	161.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	147.00–153.00	150.38
8	—	448	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	337	170.00–173.00	172.26
4	—	363	165.00–175.00	167.52
5	—	608	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	127.50	127.50
7	—	421	150.00–155.00	152.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	151.00–160.00	156.22
12	—	563	132.00–139.00	135.60
3	—	468	150.00	150.00
3	—	500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	159.00	159.00
3	—	473	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	137.50	137.50
5	—	469	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	140.00	140.00
31	—	616	115.00–123.00	121.31
15	—	537	121.00–125.00	123.45
3	—	395	135.00	135.00
37	—	469	124.00–135.00	129.83
17	—	416	126.00–136.00	133.31
3	—	652	118.00	118.00
22	—	566	115.00–124.00	120.56
14	—	331	135.00–145.00	140.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	130.00–131.00	130.60
5	—	529	128.00	128.00
3	—	622	120.00	120.00
4	—	551	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	120.00–122.50	121.25
4	—	465	120.00	120.00
12	—	579	107.50–112.50	110.22
4	—	391	125.00–128.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	115.00	115.00
5	—	512	115.00	115.00
3	—	473	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	32.00–40.00	36.19
2	—	1,078	55.00–57.00	56.02
17	—	1,114	44.00–55.50	50.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,345	54.00–60.00	56.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	50.00–58.00	55.26
1	—	1,280	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	75.50–76.50	75.97
5	—	1,486	79.00–85.00	82.01
2	—	1,303	55.00–56.00	55.54
2	—	1,740	91.00–92.00	91.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,229	775.00–825.00	805.98

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.