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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jul 30

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,062 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 1,109▲ 307 vs year ago 755 · +40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 96▲ 64 vs year ago 104 · +61.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 58▲ 5 vs year ago 26 · +19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs and heifers (all weights) steady to 3.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for feeders, good for slaughter cows and bulls. 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 $133.34/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$133.34

389 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	140.63	692	59
Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.11	746	286
Medium and Large 2	506	126.04	638	35
Medium 2-3	482	123.00	593	4thin
Medium 2	536	120.00	643	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $49 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 sale389 hd

133.34

—

MO average18 barns · 7,154 hd

135.83

−2.49

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	1,674	103.61	1,734	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	71.09	967	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	68.02	803	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	61.37	633	63

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	169.90/cwt	165.00–173.50	739	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	147.72/cwt	142.50–150.00	706	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	165.13/cwt	163.00–166.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	148.90/cwt	148.00–150.00	771	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	161.94/cwt	156.00–164.50	845	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	813	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	136.65/cwt	136.00–137.50	786	9
Steers	—	Large 1	577	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	155.31/cwt	154.00–155.50	898	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	148.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	858	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	152.06/cwt	148.00–153.00	929	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	144.68/cwt	141.00–147.50	888	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	133.66/cwt	132.00–136.00	898	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	707	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	961	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	480	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	143.86/cwt	142.50–145.00	607	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	134.84/cwt	132.50–140.00	623	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	123.36/cwt	122.00–125.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	132.15/cwt	132.00–132.50	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	693	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	141.26/cwt	138.00–142.00	729	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	126.27/cwt	122.00–128.00	653	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	132.69/cwt	130.00–134.50	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	704	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	124.73/cwt	122.00–127.00	707	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	763	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	822	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	617	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	136.10/cwt	133.00–137.25	842	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	789	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	126.47/cwt	125.00–127.50	849	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	707	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.27/cwt	121.00–124.00	880	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	397	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	138.98/cwt	130.00–144.00	716	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	133.87/cwt	129.00–134.50	752	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	124.51/cwt	122.50–127.50	782	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	800	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	102.38/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,701	9
Bulls	—	—	1,713	107.29/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,838	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	49.64/cwt	40.00–56.00	481	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	61.07/cwt	52.50–68.50	627	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	70.60/cwt	65.50–76.00	770	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	73.83/cwt	69.50–81.50	868	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	66.33/cwt	60.00–72.50	781	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	56.84/cwt	56.00–57.50	709	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	64.73/cwt	64.50–65.00	877	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	71.13/cwt	66.50–73.50	966	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	75.16/cwt	75.00–75.50	1,032	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,696	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,353	1,042.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,101	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	76.66/cwt	70.00–89.00	736	5

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 1,109Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 96Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 58Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	129.00–134.50	133.87
3	—	367	160.00	160.00
3	—	442	152.50	152.50
14	—	515	130.00–144.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	120.00	120.00
6	—	565	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	120.00	120.00
17	—	628	122.50–127.50	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	150.00	150.00
3	—	422	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	757	127.00	127.00
9	—	575	136.00–137.50	136.65
3	—	660	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	132.00–136.00	133.66
14	—	478	142.50–150.00	147.72
23	—	579	145.00–150.00	148.21
33	—	614	141.00–147.50	144.68
4	—	538	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	154.00–155.50	155.31
22	—	522	156.00–164.50	161.94
11	—	611	148.00–153.00	152.06
12	—	435	165.00–173.50	169.90
4	—	650	147.50	147.50
4	—	740	141.00	141.00
5	—	820	130.00	130.00
7	—	483	163.00–166.00	165.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	130.00	130.00
3	—	707	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	145.00	145.00
6	—	567	140.00–147.00	143.42
9	—	518	148.00–150.00	148.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	146.00	146.00
6	—	483	134.00–135.00	134.34
11	—	587	140.00	140.00
16	—	516	138.00–142.00	141.26
18	—	422	142.50–145.00	143.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	567	122.00–127.00	124.73
3	—	617	120.00–121.00	120.33
5	—	707	112.50	112.50
7	—	504	132.00–132.50	132.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	572	132.00–134.00	133.35
13	—	720	121.00–124.00	122.27
39	—	510	132.00–139.00	135.97
86	—	619	133.00–137.25	136.10
19	—	462	132.50–140.00	134.84
5	—	356	140.00–145.00	142.99
23	—	428	135.00–140.00	138.39
10	—	671	125.00–127.50	126.47
5	—	290	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	122.50	122.50
5	—	469	122.00–125.00	123.36
7	—	369	130.00	130.00
9	—	560	125.00–126.00	125.76
10	—	517	122.00–128.00	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	130.00–134.50	132.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	105.50–109.00	107.29
9	—	1,661	97.50–106.00	102.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,176	69.50–81.50	73.83
28	—	1,178	60.00–72.50	66.33
2	—	1,248	56.00–57.50	56.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,358	66.50–73.50	71.13
2	—	1,355	64.50–65.00	64.73
3	—	1,373	75.00–75.50	75.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	968	40.00–56.00	49.64
14	—	1,091	65.50–76.00	70.60
39	—	1,026	52.50–68.50	61.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,212	800.00	800.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,042.18

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	5	—	960	70.00–89.00	76.66

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.