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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jul 23

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,109 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 800▲ 141 vs year ago 968 · +14.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 94▼ 50 vs year ago 146 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 10▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to firm. Demand good, supply moderate.

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 $131.85/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$131.85

333 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	134.13	730	103
Medium and Large 1-2	537	131.25	704	207
Medium and Large 2	505	127.09	642	23

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $88 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 sale333 hd

131.85

—

MO average17 barns · 6,298 hd

132.85

−0.99

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	—	High	1,747	95.09	1,661	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	64.55	937	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	63.13	762	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	51.42	528	33

Every lot

72 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 2	382	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	163.89/cwt	159.00–172.00	698	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	156.94/cwt	154.00–164.00	673	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	160.53/cwt	156.00–165.00	764	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	154.10/cwt	149.00–157.00	800	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	152.92/cwt	151.00–155.00	815	15
Steers	—	Medium 3	539	121.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	153.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	859	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	142.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	142.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	829	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	868	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	142.76/cwt	142.00–144.00	881	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	151.57/cwt	150.00–152.50	947	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	141.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	943	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	965	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	132.43/cwt	130.00–139.50	943	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	141.55/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,013	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	138.55/cwt	132.50–142.50	587	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	127.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	130.61/cwt	128.00–132.50	680	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	134.11/cwt	130.00–135.50	717	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.00	738	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	134.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	134.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	126.02/cwt	123.00–129.00	775	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	617	119.20/cwt	111.00–121.50	735	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	129.88/cwt	126.00–132.50	816	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	125.42/cwt	124.00–126.50	820	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	439	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	165.01/cwt	163.00–166.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	143.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	143.83/cwt	139.00–147.00	762	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	128.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	80.80/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	96.82/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,748	6
Bulls	—	—	2,053	104.18/cwt	103.50–105.00	2,139	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	32.75/cwt	30.00–35.00	278	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	41.38/cwt	37.00–48.00	396	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.50	586	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	63.44/cwt	61.00–65.50	710	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	66.60/cwt	65.00–68.50	797	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	56.95/cwt	55.50–58.50	687	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	63.42/cwt	59.00–67.00	767	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	64.55/cwt	62.50–66.00	937	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	62.24/cwt	60.00–65.00	586	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,297	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,431.96/cwt	1,300.00–1,525.00	17,842	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,178	8

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 800Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 94Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to firm. Demand good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	138.00	138.00
6	—	448	163.00–166.00	165.01
5	—	487	149.00–150.00	149.59
9	—	530	139.00–147.00	143.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	163.00	163.00
4	—	555	135.00	135.00
8	—	507	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	141.00–145.00	143.47
5	—	582	125.00–134.00	128.60
3	—	403	142.50	142.50
4	—	398	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	159.00–172.00	163.89
3	—	758	140.00	140.00
31	—	625	150.00–152.50	151.57
20	—	561	150.00–156.00	153.18
18	—	476	156.00–165.00	160.53
13	—	679	140.00–145.00	142.13
16	—	716	140.00–142.50	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	142.00	142.00
30	—	580	139.00–146.00	142.93
8	—	617	142.00–144.00	142.76
15	—	533	151.00–155.00	152.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	154.00–164.00	156.94
5	—	666	140.00–144.00	141.57
4	—	465	156.00	156.00
33	—	608	140.00–145.00	142.76
22	—	712	130.00–139.50	132.43
15	—	574	140.00–145.00	142.11
17	—	519	149.00–157.00	154.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	136.00	136.00
3	—	662	127.50	127.50
4	—	452	143.00	143.00
5	—	570	136.00	136.00
6	—	519	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	119.00–126.00	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	135.00	135.00
10	—	540	125.00	125.00
3	—	407	130.00	130.00
7	—	565	122.00–128.00	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	143.00	143.00
22	—	558	130.00–136.00	134.37
21	—	628	126.00–132.50	129.88
13	—	485	135.00–140.00	136.91
21	—	540	135.00–137.00	136.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	135.00	135.00
21	—	615	123.00–129.00	126.02
14	—	561	131.00–135.00	134.43
10	—	424	132.50–142.50	138.55
7	—	654	124.00–126.50	125.42
69	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.65
3	—	713	117.50	117.50
46	—	535	130.00–135.50	134.11
3	—	885	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	617	111.00–121.50	119.20
7	—	475	126.00–130.00	127.79
3	—	567	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	521	128.00–132.50	130.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,053	103.50–105.00	104.18
6	—	1,805	93.00–100.00	96.82
2	—	1,265	79.00–82.50	80.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,210	59.00–67.00	63.42
3	—	1,207	55.50–58.50	56.95
4	—	1,196	65.00–68.50	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	62.50–66.00	64.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	37.00–48.00	41.38
6	—	849	30.00–35.00	32.75
10	—	1,119	61.00–65.50	63.44
12	—	1,066	50.00–58.50	54.93

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	8	—	942	60.00–65.00	62.24

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,246	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,431.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,255	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.