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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 21

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,023 head

▲ 563 vs last sale 460▲ 516 vs year ago 507 · +101.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 85▲ 21 vs year ago 86 · +24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 18▲ 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, steers steady, heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and 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 $145.90/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$145.90

392 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$34.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	148.60	811	96
Medium and Large 1-2	554	146.42	811	272
Medium and Large 2	543	134.28	729	18thin
Small and Medium 3	410	114.00	467	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about $343 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 sale392 hd

145.90

—

MO average19 barns · 15,693 hd

148.35

−2.45

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	1,710	83.27	1,424	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	59.00	791	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	58.40	719	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	48.75	518	50

Every lot

79 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	164.52/cwt	162.00–166.00	559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	159.64/cwt	155.00–164.00	613	17
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	162.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	696	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	164.60/cwt	164.00–165.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	146.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	158.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	748	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	162.59/cwt	162.50–163.00	777	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	156.00/cwt	154.00–159.00	747	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	150.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	156.03/cwt	150.00–159.50	816	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	141.74/cwt	137.50–152.50	744	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	152.46/cwt	151.00–155.00	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	150.09/cwt	142.50–154.00	857	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	136.28/cwt	134.00–137.50	789	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	141.55/cwt	132.50–146.00	886	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	128.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	900	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	906	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	118.59/cwt	118.00–120.00	927	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	147.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	501	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	142.05/cwt	140.00–143.00	551	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	140.89/cwt	137.50–144.00	592	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	133.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	145.17/cwt	144.00–147.00	634	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	137.64/cwt	132.50–142.00	663	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	132.64/cwt	132.50–133.00	700	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	126.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	127.59/cwt	126.00–130.00	681	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	122.38/cwt	122.00–122.50	695	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	119.68/cwt	117.50–121.00	698	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	117.05/cwt	113.00–118.00	727	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	110.22/cwt	108.00–112.50	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	823	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	397	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	484	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	150.60/cwt	148.00–152.50	639	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	623	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	141.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	675	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	134.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	686	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	131.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	706	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	383	89.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	344	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	81.81/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,409	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	34.41/cwt	30.00–40.00	355	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	57.23/cwt	55.00–58.50	597	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	50.71/cwt	45.00–56.00	543	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	575	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	65.85/cwt	64.00–67.50	728	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	56.20/cwt	53.00–62.50	722	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	791	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	1,007	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,546	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,028.95/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,905	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	847.70/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,901	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	752.59/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,091	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,213	781.74/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,483	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,340	816.86/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,946	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 May 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 460Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 85Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to a light test last week, steers steady, heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,284	53.00–62.50	56.20
5	—	1,106	64.00–67.50	65.85
1	—	1,105	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	58.00–60.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	55.00–58.50	57.23
8	—	1,031	30.00–40.00	34.41
37	—	1,071	45.00–56.00	50.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,722	77.00–90.00	81.81
1	—	1,640	92.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	132.00–135.00	134.22
8	—	431	144.00–145.00	144.48
3	—	397	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	495	137.50–140.00	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	148.00–152.50	150.60
7	—	476	140.00–144.00	141.72
12	—	517	125.00–135.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	154.00–159.00	156.00
4	—	571	135.00	135.00
4	—	716	120.00	120.00
11	—	521	145.00–155.00	150.52
12	—	634	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	151.00–155.00	152.46
16	—	478	162.50–163.00	162.59
3	—	337	179.00	179.00
3	—	617	146.00	146.00
3	—	777	121.00	121.00
5	—	434	164.00–165.00	164.60
7	—	679	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	135.00	135.00
5	—	748	118.00	118.00
3	—	382	153.00	153.00
3	—	425	136.00	136.00
3	—	472	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	137.50–152.50	141.74
16	—	462	145.00–150.00	146.34
21	—	579	134.00–137.50	136.28
8	—	627	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	132.50–146.00	141.55
4	—	340	162.00–166.00	164.52
19	—	473	150.00–160.00	158.21
4	—	671	125.00–130.00	128.73
31	—	727	120.00–127.00	124.60
10	—	782	118.00–120.00	118.59
35	—	571	142.50–154.00	150.09
17	—	384	155.00–164.00	159.64
59	—	523	150.00–159.50	156.03
17	—	429	157.00–165.00	162.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	118.00	118.00
13	—	568	122.00–122.50	122.38
15	—	534	126.00–130.00	127.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	142.50	142.50
5	—	678	120.00	120.00
7	—	339	145.00–150.00	147.88
10	—	437	144.00–147.00	145.17
30	—	482	132.50–142.00	137.64
11	—	528	132.50–133.00	132.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	119.00	119.00
7	—	432	132.00–135.00	133.39
9	—	474	126.00–128.00	127.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	583	117.50–121.00	119.68
24	—	533	120.00–130.00	126.39
26	—	621	113.00–118.00	117.05
3	—	328	149.00	149.00
17	—	420	137.50–144.00	140.89
44	—	472	130.00–140.00	136.02
8	—	388	140.00–143.00	142.05
33	—	719	114.50	114.50
4	—	671	108.00–112.50	110.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	88.00–91.00	89.75

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,168	800.00–875.00	847.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,208	700.00–800.00	752.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,157	850.00–1,150.00	1,028.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	750.00–800.00	781.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	800.00–850.00	816.86

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.