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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jul 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

800 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 1,037▲ 290 vs year ago 510 · +56.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 143▼ 38 vs year ago 132 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, 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 $146.14/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$146.14

225 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$44.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	149.43	886	104
Medium and Large 1-2	568	145.98	829	103
Large 1	683	139.00	949	3thin
Medium 1	676	134.50	909	4thin
Medium 2	534	133.00	711	7thin
Small 3	454	105.00	477	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.43/cwt here — about $409 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 sale225 hd

146.14

—

MO average16 barns · 9,435 hd

144.38

+1.76

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	1,579	83.33	1,316	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	62.73	795	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	57.81	816	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	52.65	558	39

Every lot

73 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	383	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	156.72/cwt	152.50–164.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	166.59/cwt	165.00–169.00	726	5
Steers	—	Small 3	454	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	477	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	710	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	756	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	159.05/cwt	148.00–161.50	822	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	152.78/cwt	145.00–156.00	796	23
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	142.65/cwt	139.00–146.00	809	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	152.49/cwt	150.00–154.00	872	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	143.83/cwt	143.00–144.50	840	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	852	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	142.53/cwt	138.00–147.50	884	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	149.47/cwt	143.00–152.00	937	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	922	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	960	15
Steers	—	Medium 1	676	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	909	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	683	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,036	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	376	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.64/cwt	132.50–140.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	130.65/cwt	126.00–135.00	630	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	487	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	124.74/cwt	122.50–127.00	651	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.73/cwt	127.00–132.50	680	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	138.65/cwt	136.00–143.00	738	34
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.68/cwt	122.50–130.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	769	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	578	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	120.26/cwt	117.50–128.00	699	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	714	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	138.65/cwt	138.00–140.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	135.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	124.14/cwt	123.00–125.00	732	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.50	719	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	679	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	801	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	74.47/cwt	67.00–87.00	1,108	9
Bulls	—	—	1,629	91.57/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,492	11
Bulls	—	—	1,850	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	42.92/cwt	40.00–45.00	394	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	52.48/cwt	47.50–58.50	562	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	61.61/cwt	58.50–66.50	706	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	60.90/cwt	57.00–64.00	741	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	67.33/cwt	65.00–70.00	861	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	874	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	58.05/cwt	57.00–60.00	799	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	53.93/cwt	53.00–55.00	773	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	822	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	912.78/cwt	875.00–985.00	10,953	4

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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,037Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 143Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	122.00	122.00
6	—	591	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	120.00	120.00
4	—	592	118.50	118.50
3	—	547	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	122.50–127.00	124.74
14	—	610	114.00–120.00	116.99
11	—	581	117.50–128.00	120.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	482	126.00–135.00	130.65
12	—	524	127.00–132.50	129.73
7	—	370	130.00–140.00	135.14
6	—	645	128.00	128.00
5	—	568	122.50–130.00	127.68
3	—	712	115.00	115.00
3	—	415	130.00–135.00	133.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	123.00	123.00
4	—	579	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	532	136.00–143.00	138.65
10	—	574	134.00	134.00
7	—	633	126.00	126.00
5	—	473	132.50–140.00	134.64
3	—	425	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	106.00–107.50	106.75
3	—	477	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	123.00–125.00	124.14
7	—	524	134.00–139.00	135.47
6	—	470	138.00–140.00	138.65
4	—	420	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	126.00	126.00
3	—	635	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	150.00–160.00	155.85
6	—	732	141.00–142.50	141.48
5	—	436	165.00–169.00	166.59
4	—	775	132.00	132.00
15	—	670	140.00–145.00	143.34
15	—	627	143.00–152.00	149.47
15	—	517	148.00–161.50	159.05
12	—	572	150.00–154.00	152.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	133.00	133.00
3	—	500	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	567	139.00–146.00	142.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	521	145.00–156.00	152.78
21	—	620	138.00–147.50	142.53
15	—	662	140.00	140.00
10	—	586	145.00–146.00	145.45
10	—	477	148.00–150.00	148.80
4	—	420	152.50–164.00	156.72
3	—	710	130.00	130.00
3	—	383	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	584	143.00–144.50	143.83
5	—	663	139.00	139.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	875.00–985.00	912.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	58.50–66.50	61.61
6	—	918	40.00–45.00	42.92
26	—	1,070	47.50–58.50	52.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	57.00–60.00	58.05
3	—	1,495	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,345	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	57.00–64.00	60.90
7	—	1,279	65.00–70.00	67.33
2	—	1,433	53.00–55.00	53.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,629	85.00–101.00	91.57
9	—	1,488	67.00–87.00	74.47
1	—	1,850	72.50	72.50

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.