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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 18

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

814 head

▼ 692 vs last sale 1,506▼ 250 vs year ago 1,064 · −23.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 115▼ 38 vs year ago 107 · −35.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 40▼ 26 vs year ago 32 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows firm to 1.00 higher Demand good. Supply moderate. Futures were down around 60 points Thursday while the choice cutout slid another 4.37/cwt lower.

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 $143.12/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$143.12

269 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

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	145.35	793	145
Medium 1	483	142.50	688	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	141.32	807	97
Medium and Large 2	487	137.27	668	12thin
Medium 2	612	125.00	765	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $28 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 sale269 hd

143.12

—

MO average17 barns · 11,885 hd

142.69

+0.43

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	—	Low	1,420	88.50	1,257	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	61.61	758	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	50.13	521	12

Every lot

65 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	320	158.69/cwt	155.00–162.50	508	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.32/cwt	157.00–162.00	673	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	155.21/cwt	152.50–159.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	155.50/cwt	154.00–160.00	734	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	145.14/cwt	143.00–150.00	697	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	483	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	688	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	133.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	685	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	149.20/cwt	147.00–152.00	788	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	147.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	780	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	557	139.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	562	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	788	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	143.82/cwt	142.50–146.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	141.95/cwt	136.50–144.00	836	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	134.89/cwt	130.00–142.00	819	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	618	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	832	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	134.58/cwt	133.00–135.00	902	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	133.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	953	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	958	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	143.39/cwt	142.50–144.00	466	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	139.00/cwt	137.50–142.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	133.31/cwt	127.50–135.00	583	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	120.16/cwt	120.00–121.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	129.59/cwt	122.00–135.00	605	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	498	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	123.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	631	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	135.15/cwt	128.00–141.00	705	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.07/cwt	119.00–132.00	654	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	121.47/cwt	118.00–123.50	698	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	117.72/cwt	115.00–123.00	733	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	762	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	105.07/cwt	102.50–107.50	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	817	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	110.26/cwt	108.00–112.50	796	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	799	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	859	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.73/cwt	147.50–154.00	558	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	146.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	137.19/cwt	127.50–146.00	650	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	132.46/cwt	122.50–140.00	694	17
Bulls	—	Large 1	529	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	126.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	115.48/cwt	110.00–123.00	779	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	81.68/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	93.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,412	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	34.15/cwt	33.00–35.00	267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	581	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	47.15/cwt	45.00–50.00	488	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	56.84/cwt	56.00–59.00	660	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	655	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	62.42/cwt	57.50–65.50	770	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	865	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	778.79/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,567	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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 1,506Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 115Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 40Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	575	118.00–123.50	121.47
42	—	523	119.00–132.00	125.07
27	—	467	122.00–135.00	129.59
25	—	437	127.50–135.00	133.31
9	—	623	115.00–123.00	117.72
6	—	689	110.00–114.00	112.69
6	—	386	137.50–142.00	139.00
5	—	325	142.50–144.00	143.39
4	—	722	108.00–112.50	110.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	102.50–107.50	105.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	120.00–121.00	120.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	135.00	135.00
3	—	498	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	128.00–141.00	135.15
10	—	692	118.00	118.00
4	—	627	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	558	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	511	121.00–124.00	123.48
3	—	593	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	799	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	483	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	132.50	132.50
8	—	557	135.00–141.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	142.50–146.00	143.82
14	—	718	130.00–135.00	133.40
15	—	425	157.00–162.00	158.32
28	—	472	154.00–160.00	155.50
32	—	528	147.00–152.00	149.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	126.00	126.00
28	—	575	135.00–138.00	136.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	155.00–162.50	158.69
5	—	607	130.00–142.00	134.89
7	—	439	152.50–159.00	155.21
8	—	714	129.00–135.00	133.50
13	—	480	143.00–150.00	145.14
13	—	528	142.00–150.00	147.73
14	—	670	133.00–135.00	134.58
17	—	589	136.50–144.00	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	137.50	137.50
12	—	628	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	149.00	149.00
9	—	514	129.00–139.00	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	122.50–140.00	132.46
10	—	474	127.50–146.00	137.19
9	—	675	110.00–123.00	115.48
8	—	421	140.00–150.00	146.17
4	—	560	122.00–131.00	126.42
4	—	370	147.50–154.00	150.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	529	127.50	127.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	700.00–900.00	778.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	75.00–88.00	81.68
3	—	1,517	90.00–95.00	93.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	66.50	66.50
4	—	1,180	55.00–56.00	55.52
18	—	1,234	57.50–65.50	62.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	60.50	60.50
2	—	783	33.00–35.00	34.15
4	—	1,034	45.00–50.00	47.15
5	—	1,161	56.00–59.00	56.84

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.