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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 6

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,570 head

▲ 508 vs last sale 1,062▲ 1,570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 168▲ 264 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 31▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand good, supply heavy.

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 $143.01/cwt on 837 head.

Average price

$143.01

837 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	617	147.37	909	172
Large 1	555	146.00	810	6thin
Medium and Large 1	750	143.37	1,076	572
Medium and Large 2	689	134.17	924	75
Medium 3	716	121.00	866	6thin
Medium and Large 3	790	112.50	889	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $20 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 sale837 hd

143.01

—

MO average15 barns · 11,554 hd

148.80

−5.79

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	1,667	95.32	1,589	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	64.35	774	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	63.06	903	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	59.80	643	85

Every lot

81 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	158.56/cwt	157.50–160.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	165.22/cwt	162.50–166.00	691	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	762	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.58/cwt	146.00–155.00	715	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	159.09/cwt	156.00–161.00	819	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	155.33/cwt	154.00–160.00	826	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	135.21/cwt	133.00–137.50	723	5
Steers	—	Large 1	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	147.56/cwt	140.00–156.50	835	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	156.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	909	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	154.36/cwt	147.50–157.00	943	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	146.18/cwt	142.50–151.00	905	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	133.59/cwt	127.50–140.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	136.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	148.64/cwt	138.00–150.75	993	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	134.02/cwt	132.50–135.00	895	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	980	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	133.80/cwt	125.00–136.50	974	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	138.07/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,008	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	142.08/cwt	139.50–142.60	1,093	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	889	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	139.22/cwt	135.00–139.35	1,153	262
Steers	—	Medium 3	828	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,151	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	145.12/cwt	142.50–148.00	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	381	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	495	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	139.77/cwt	138.00–140.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	137.43/cwt	130.00–142.50	639	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	138.06/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	134.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	718	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	125.30/cwt	124.00–126.00	723	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	130.31/cwt	125.00–134.00	753	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	130.13/cwt	125.00–133.50	819	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	133.35/cwt	133.00–133.50	847	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,037	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	136.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	131.98/cwt	127.50–135.00	765	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	82.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	97.15/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,012	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	47.74/cwt	40.00–52.50	449	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	58.44/cwt	51.50–63.00	620	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	64.19/cwt	60.00–72.00	721	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	54.29/cwt	50.00–57.50	633	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	63.15/cwt	58.00–69.00	755	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	70.78/cwt	66.00–80.00	873	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	71.72/cwt	69.50–74.00	975	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	63.11/cwt	60.00–66.00	899	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	57.01/cwt	56.00–57.50	868	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	963	981.87/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	9,455	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	934.39/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,970	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	1,240.49/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,184	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	967.27/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,839	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	19,562	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,255	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,410	979.79/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,815	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,422	1,276.41/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	18,151	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,441	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,410	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,004	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,805	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	1,553.57/cwt	1,500.00–1,575.00	16,561	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,332.27/cwt	1,275.00–1,360.00	15,028	12

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,570Last week 1,062Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 168Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand good, supply heavy.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	56.00–57.50	57.01
17	—	1,424	60.00–66.00	63.11
2	—	1,360	69.50–74.00	71.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	940	40.00–52.50	47.74
35	—	1,124	60.00–72.00	64.19
42	—	1,061	51.50–63.00	58.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,166	50.00–57.50	54.29
15	—	1,233	66.00–80.00	70.78
30	—	1,196	58.00–69.00	63.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,510	80.00–84.00	82.14
8	—	1,680	92.50–102.50	97.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	108.00	108.00
3	—	603	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	728	125.00–136.50	133.80
5	—	535	133.00–137.50	135.21
6	—	567	135.00–137.50	136.63
17	—	668	132.50–135.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	619	142.50–151.00	146.18
5	—	534	155.00	155.00
78	—	668	138.00–150.75	148.64
5	—	832	120.00	120.00
7	—	415	157.50–160.00	158.56
7	—	730	137.00–139.00	138.07
19	—	566	140.00–156.50	147.56
22	—	472	146.00–155.00	151.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	611	147.50–157.00	154.36
10	—	418	162.50–166.00	165.22
56	—	862	133.50	133.50
10	—	581	155.00–159.00	156.38
79	—	769	139.50–142.60	142.08
16	—	469	160.00–165.00	162.44
262	—	828	135.00–139.35	139.22
24	—	677	142.00–147.00	144.70
27	—	515	156.00–161.00	159.09
28	—	710	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	790	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	127.50–140.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	135.00–139.00	136.32
12	—	532	154.00–160.00	155.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	577	124.00–126.00	125.30
5	—	532	125.00	125.00
7	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	629	125.00–133.50	130.13
30	—	535	132.00–135.00	134.16
4	—	666	124.00–127.00	125.99
35	—	578	125.00–134.00	130.31
5	—	702	125.00	125.00
6	—	381	142.50–148.00	145.12
9	—	412	138.00–140.00	139.77
27	—	465	130.00–142.50	137.43
4	—	344	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	394	130.00	130.00
4	—	594	111.00–116.00	113.52
3	—	483	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	857	121.00	121.00
13	—	635	133.00–133.50	133.35
14	—	524	134.00–144.00	138.06
4	—	372	149.00	149.00
8	—	469	140.00–145.00	142.03
8	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	128.00	128.00
3	—	643	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	127.50–135.00	131.98
10	—	529	135.00–139.00	136.61

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,067	850.00–1,050.00	934.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,224	950.00–1,000.00	967.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,290	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,224	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240.49

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,422	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,276.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,410	900.00–1,000.00	979.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	963	925.00–1,050.00	981.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,242	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,441	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,066	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,553.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,004	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,128	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,332.27

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.