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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 2

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

544 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 328▲ 544 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 96▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady with a higher undertone on a couple packages of 300 weight steers, yearlings were scarce. Slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 lower. Demand moderate for feeders, light for slaughter cattle, 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 $134.57/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$134.57

181 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$9.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	140.67	598	65
Medium and Large 1-2	488	131.15	640	116

One grade step is worth $9.52/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale181 hd

134.57

—

MO average17 barns · 9,228 hd

131.00

+3.57

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	1,617	75.97	1,228	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,210	53.00	641	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	49.63	642	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,085	43.79	475	32

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	177.49/cwt	176.00–179.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	183.02/cwt	172.00–190.00	675	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	165.29/cwt	160.00–173.00	636	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	161.14/cwt	158.00–164.00	693	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	8
Steers	—	Large 1	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	798	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	845	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	848	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	141.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	439	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	144.60/cwt	142.50–147.50	467	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	139.92/cwt	138.00–142.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	143.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	552	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	138.99/cwt	136.00–142.50	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	134.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	652	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	139.08/cwt	137.50–140.00	680	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	748	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	708	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	716	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	121.83/cwt	121.00–124.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	753	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	144.97/cwt	144.00–145.50	612	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	143.02/cwt	131.00–150.00	688	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	75.97/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,228	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	164	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	33.28/cwt	30.00–40.00	315	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	44.33/cwt	40.00–49.00	496	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	50.83/cwt	48.00–55.00	585	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	48.43/cwt	47.50–50.00	575	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	641	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	50.03/cwt	47.00–55.00	664	9

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	120.00–125.00	121.64
5	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	486	130.00–136.00	134.19
21	—	549	129.00	129.00
17	—	574	120.00–131.00	124.80
14	—	311	140.00–145.00	141.13
7	—	627	121.00–124.00	121.83
5	—	370	138.00–142.00	139.92
3	—	700	107.50	107.50
3	—	285	148.00	148.00
3	—	243	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	386	140.00–147.00	143.01
15	—	424	136.00–142.50	138.99
11	—	489	137.50–140.00	139.08
11	—	323	142.50–147.50	144.60
6	—	546	137.00	137.00
3	—	572	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	144.00–145.50	144.97
4	—	391	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	131.00–150.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	182.00	182.00
6	—	579	146.50	146.50
8	—	458	158.00	158.00
9	—	538	157.00	157.00
16	—	430	158.00–164.00	161.14
18	—	369	172.00–190.00	183.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	176.00–179.00	177.49
6	—	436	162.50	162.50
8	—	519	150.00–157.00	153.85
10	—	385	160.00–173.00	165.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	70.00–81.00	75.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	47.50–50.00	48.43
9	—	1,328	47.00–55.00	50.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	22.00	22.00
6	—	948	30.00–40.00	33.28
11	—	1,150	48.00–55.00	50.83
14	—	1,118	40.00–49.00	44.33

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.