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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 7

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

905 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 682▲ 306 vs year ago 599 · +51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 65▼ 14 vs year ago 119 · −11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 45▲ 84 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, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures sharply higher, providing some good news and optimism for the cattle industry.

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 $126.07/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$126.07

312 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$30.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	131.87	666	136
Medium and Large 1-2	510	128.30	654	128
Medium 2-3	472	115.00	543	3thin
Medium 1-2	513	114.50	587	6thin
Medium and Large 2	733	101.18	741	39

One grade step is worth $30.69/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale312 hd

126.07

—

MO average18 barns · 8,873 hd

128.20

−2.13

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	1,667	79.19	1,320	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	54.66	626	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	53.23	763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	45.04	473	46

Every lot

84 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 1-2	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	165.63/cwt	160.00–174.00	704	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	149.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	160.01/cwt	158.00–161.00	779	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	493	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	631	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	148.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	737	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	521	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	152.15/cwt	149.00–154.00	814	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	539	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	768	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	139.13/cwt	136.00–140.00	786	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	147.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	847	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.03/cwt	138.00–148.50	822	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	847	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	130.78/cwt	129.00–132.50	879	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	928	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	889	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	934	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	147.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	477	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	334	147.29/cwt	140.00–154.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	139.79/cwt	135.00–142.50	533	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	138.85/cwt	136.00–141.00	582	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	142.40/cwt	142.00–143.00	607	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	138.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	643	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	467	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	472	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	132.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	636	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	649	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	497	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	132.49/cwt	128.00–137.50	692	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	125.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	19
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	119.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	639	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	685	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	730	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	121.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	745	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	119.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	748	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	843	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	763	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	183.31/cwt	182.50–185.00	385	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	395	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	253	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	449	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	279	179.79/cwt	176.00–181.00	502	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	560	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	324	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	476	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	155.68/cwt	154.00–159.00	579	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.50	705	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	679	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,537	69.69/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	79.56/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	92.71/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,799	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	21.61/cwt	20.00–23.00	188	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	37.25/cwt	30.00–43.00	379	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	47.44/cwt	42.00–52.50	492	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	48.06/cwt	46.50–49.00	514	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	708	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	54.47/cwt	50.00–58.00	633	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	56.76/cwt	55.00–60.50	666	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	54.95/cwt	50.00–58.00	749	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	48.63/cwt	47.50–50.00	788	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,188.89/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	12,281	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	1,080	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,990	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	952.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,695	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,235	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	739.64/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,277	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,028	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	847	849.36/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,194	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1

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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 682Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 65Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	253	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	154.00–159.00	155.68
4	—	529	127.50–128.00	127.75
3	—	672	101.00	101.00
3	—	420	152.50	152.50
3	—	243	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	482	145.00–147.50	146.36
8	—	590	129.00	129.00
8	—	279	176.00–181.00	179.79
5	—	313	179.00	179.00
3	—	378	160.00	160.00
3	—	210	182.50–185.00	183.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	149.00–154.00	152.15
9	—	819	114.00	114.00
8	—	672	129.00–132.50	130.78
4	—	757	117.50	117.50
4	—	705	122.50	122.50
3	—	340	162.00	162.00
12	—	641	140.00	140.00
23	—	476	145.00–155.00	149.00
25	—	575	138.00–148.50	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	136.00–140.00	139.13
12	—	496	148.00–150.00	148.67
4	—	616	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	425	160.00–174.00	165.63
13	—	487	158.00–161.00	160.01
11	—	722	126.00–130.00	128.49
10	—	629	140.00–142.50	141.23
7	—	574	145.00–152.50	147.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	128.00	128.00
4	—	521	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	125.00	125.00
6	—	539	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	135.00	135.00
3	—	525	130.00–132.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	843	90.50	90.50
6	—	533	115.00–130.00	119.86
4	—	428	130.00	130.00
3	—	582	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	140.00–154.00	147.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	575	120.00–125.00	121.92
21	—	628	115.00–123.00	119.15
20	—	480	128.00–135.00	132.42
19	—	526	120.00–128.00	125.08
15	—	419	136.00–141.00	138.85
10	—	381	135.00–142.50	139.79
4	—	715	102.50	102.50
3	—	260	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	559	122.00–123.00	122.50
10	—	489	132.50–133.00	132.75
4	—	521	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	522	128.00–137.50	132.49
21	—	591	121.00–126.00	123.52
3	—	388	145.00	145.00
10	—	465	136.00–140.00	138.29
11	—	612	120.00–123.00	121.77
13	—	324	144.00–150.00	147.18
16	—	426	142.00–143.00	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	115.00	115.00
3	—	528	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,038	42.00–52.50	47.44
14	—	1,017	30.00–43.00	37.25
9	—	1,174	55.00–60.50	56.76
2	—	868	20.00–23.00	21.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	50.00–58.00	54.95
3	—	1,620	47.50–50.00	48.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,163	50.00–58.00	54.47
4	—	1,069	46.50–49.00	48.06
3	—	1,087	62.00–69.00	65.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,629	72.00–85.00	79.56
3	—	1,537	69.00–70.00	69.69
2	—	1,940	90.00–95.50	92.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,033	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	925.00	925.00

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)	7	—	1,158	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	900.00–1,000.00	952.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,119	725.00–750.00	739.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	847	825.00–875.00	849.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	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.