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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Mar 26

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 12Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

328 head

▼ 270 vs last sale 598▲ 328 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 60▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 32▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few feeders today and the last report sale two weeks ago for a price comparison, undertone higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher compared to two weeks ago. Demand good, supply light.

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 $136.06/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$136.06

130 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$10.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	137.54	703	100
Medium and Large 1-2	475	131.53	625	27
Medium and Large 2	535	127.50	682	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.04/cwt here — about $21 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 sale130 hd

136.06

—

MO average11 barns · 2,565 hd

134.25

+1.81

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	1,613	80.04	1,291	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	61.62	770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	53.17	570	61

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	168.72/cwt	167.50–171.00	619	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	174.71/cwt	170.00–178.00	676	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	174.06/cwt	168.00–178.00	735	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	482	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	648	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	497	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	567	3
Steers	—	Large 1	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	881	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	137.08/cwt	132.50–144.00	499	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	141.46/cwt	140.00–142.50	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	138.39/cwt	136.00–142.00	601	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	138.47/cwt	137.00–142.50	672	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	132.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	138.58/cwt	137.00–139.00	748	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	129.90/cwt	124.00–132.50	783	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	117.27/cwt	115.00–119.50	770	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	717	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	502	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	65.71/cwt	62.00–67.50	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	88.04/cwt	82.00–94.50	1,601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	35.91/cwt	29.00–48.00	320	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	54.94/cwt	48.00–60.00	601	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	62.85/cwt	60.00–72.00	728	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	613	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	62.81/cwt	58.00–65.00	779	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	69.69/cwt	69.00–70.50	908	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	882	809.55/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,140	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 Mar 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 598Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	892	29.00–48.00	35.91
44	—	1,094	48.00–60.00	54.94
8	—	1,158	60.00–72.00	62.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	58.00–65.00	62.81
2	—	1,225	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,303	69.00–70.50	69.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	82.00–94.50	88.04
3	—	1,307	62.00–67.50	65.71
1	—	1,915	99.00	99.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	168.00–178.00	174.06
5	—	387	170.00–178.00	174.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	161.00	161.00
3	—	643	137.00	137.00
8	—	367	167.50–171.00	168.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	485	137.00–142.50	138.47
13	—	603	124.00–132.50	129.90
48	—	540	137.00–139.00	138.58
5	—	377	140.00–142.50	141.46
20	—	434	136.00–142.00	138.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	135.00–136.00	135.34
6	—	657	115.00–119.50	117.27
6	—	479	135.00–136.00	135.17
3	—	507	131.00–135.00	132.33
9	—	364	132.50–144.00	137.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	882	800.00–825.00	809.55

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.