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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 28

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

634 head

▼ 389 vs last sale 1,023▼ 267 vs year ago 901 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 107▼ 100 vs year ago 145 · −69.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 55▼ 223 vs year ago 239 · −93.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Demand moderate to good, supply light.

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 $150.29/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$150.29

231 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	152.05	885	106
Medium and Large 1-2	564	149.91	846	116
Medium and Large 2	626	140.00	876	6thin
Medium 2-3	688	123.00	846	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $39 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 sale231 hd

150.29

—

MO average11 barns · 6,582 hd

148.09

+2.20

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	1,675	89.64	1,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	59.28	726	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	57.77	841	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	49.09	500	18

Every lot

53 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	166.47/cwt	161.00–170.00	704	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	170.94/cwt	168.00–173.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	159.68/cwt	157.50–163.00	752	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	163.45/cwt	161.00–165.00	793	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	156.06/cwt	147.50–158.00	791	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	157.33/cwt	153.00–162.00	829	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	149.03/cwt	140.00–153.00	845	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.00	867	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	148.56/cwt	148.50–149.00	934	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	138.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	943	11
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	906	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,031	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	976	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	147.19/cwt	142.50–151.00	543	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	145.74/cwt	145.00–146.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	136.67/cwt	132.00–138.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	143.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	691	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	133.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	655	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	139.03/cwt	133.00–145.00	731	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	572	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	124.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	719	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	122.54/cwt	117.50–124.00	762	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	127.86/cwt	127.00–128.00	798	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	911	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	661	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	157.17/cwt	153.00–164.00	676	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	134.23/cwt	132.00–138.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	566	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	754	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	86.78/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,436	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	93.92/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,601	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	39.07/cwt	32.50–45.00	375	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	50.00/cwt	47.50–54.00	507	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	57.67/cwt	54.00–60.50	626	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	58.76/cwt	54.00–62.00	687	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	53.95/cwt	52.50–55.00	711	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	66.94/cwt	65.00–69.00	922	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	57.77/cwt	57.50–58.00	841	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	81.98/cwt	75.00–85.00	778	6

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 1,023Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 107Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 55Year ago 239

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Demand moderate to good, supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	149.00	149.00
5	—	430	153.00–164.00	157.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	167.00	167.00
6	—	571	130.00–134.00	131.99
4	—	524	132.00–138.00	134.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	764	135.00	135.00
17	—	629	148.50–149.00	148.56
12	—	573	150.00–152.00	151.25
11	—	485	161.00–165.00	163.45
5	—	436	168.00–173.00	170.94
37	—	527	153.00–162.00	157.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	170.00–175.00	173.27
16	—	507	147.50–158.00	156.06
13	—	423	161.00–170.00	166.47
11	—	681	135.00–140.00	138.43
8	—	471	157.50–163.00	159.68
3	—	827	118.00	118.00
32	—	567	140.00–153.00	149.03
3	—	743	122.00	122.00
24	—	621	145.00–150.00	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	140.00	140.00
3	—	532	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	113.00	113.00
3	—	572	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	624	127.00–128.00	127.86
19	—	480	138.00–148.00	143.92
18	—	750	121.50	121.50
17	—	526	133.00–145.00	139.03
4	—	412	145.00–146.00	145.74
3	—	688	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	121.00–129.00	124.16
14	—	489	130.00–137.50	133.90
13	—	369	142.50–151.00	147.19
6	—	519	132.50	132.50
6	—	434	132.00–138.00	136.67
5	—	700	114.00	114.00
19	—	622	117.50–124.00	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	82.50–91.00	86.78
4	—	1,705	92.00–95.00	93.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	32.50–45.00	39.07
8	—	1,014	47.50–54.00	50.00
5	—	1,086	54.00–60.50	57.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	57.50–58.00	57.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	54.00–62.00	58.76
2	—	1,378	65.00–69.00	66.94
2	—	1,318	52.50–55.00	53.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	949	75.00–85.00	81.98

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.