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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 13

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

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Feeder Cattle receipts

940 head

▼ 630 vs last sale 1,570▲ 503 vs year ago 437 · +115.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 264▼ 13 vs year ago 92 · −14.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 171▼ 20 vs year ago 33 · −60.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers steady, heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand and 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 $142.09/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$142.09

257 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	155.71	886	64
Medium and Large 1-2	598	146.72	878	98
Medium 2	461	138.86	640	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	137.12	765	36
Medium 2-3	514	126.62	651	17thin
Medium and Large 3	763	115.00	877	5thin
Medium 3	632	111.57	706	23

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $180 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 sale257 hd

142.09

—

MO average17 barns · 7,624 hd

149.23

−7.13

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	1,648	89.65	1,478	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	63.85	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	58.05	745	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	51.39	589	44

Every lot

79 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	408	131.43/cwt	130.00–132.50	536	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	417	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	594	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	158.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	163.35/cwt	162.50–165.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	161.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	767	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	150.04/cwt	148.00–152.50	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	499	140.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	699	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	164.10/cwt	162.00–165.50	829	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	150.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	792	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	542	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	612	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.61/cwt	145.00–154.00	858	12
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	572	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	136.86/cwt	132.50–139.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	153.59/cwt	151.00–157.50	894	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	606	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	146.37/cwt	142.50–151.00	907	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	961	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	144.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	957	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	142.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,021	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	147.21/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,060	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	731	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	804	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,042	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	329	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	141.04/cwt	139.00–143.00	580	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	467	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	138.55/cwt	134.00–142.00	657	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	701	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	133.30/cwt	132.00–134.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	137.93/cwt	137.00–138.00	734	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	543	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	736	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	565	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	805	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.50	790	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	135.47/cwt	126.00–137.50	830	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.50	918	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	127.25/cwt	125.00–129.00	860	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	882	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	668	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	140.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	741	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	653	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	824	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	783	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	89.98/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,509	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	258	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	44.34/cwt	35.00–47.50	485	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	52.91/cwt	45.00–57.50	618	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	59.88/cwt	57.00–62.00	707	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	57.02/cwt	55.00–60.00	718	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	54.66/cwt	50.50–58.00	693	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	63.85/cwt	62.50–65.00	832	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	63.83/cwt	61.00–67.00	865	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,072.84/cwt	1,050.00–1,085.00	12,842	6

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 1,570Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 264Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 171Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	140.00	140.00
4	—	770	99.00	99.00
5	—	424	150.00–152.50	150.95
6	—	526	135.00–143.00	140.95
6	—	567	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	135.00	135.00
3	—	400	132.50	132.50
8	—	514	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	582	151.00–157.50	153.59
3	—	432	162.50–165.00	163.35
9	—	720	141.00–148.00	147.21
10	—	505	162.00–165.50	164.10
10	—	624	154.00	154.00
12	—	475	157.00–165.00	161.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	542	113.00	113.00
11	—	731	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	130.00	130.00
8	—	417	142.50	142.50
3	—	485	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	132.50–135.00	133.74
8	—	578	132.50–139.00	136.86
3	—	612	135.00–136.00	135.66
3	—	423	145.00	145.00
3	—	658	133.00	133.00
3	—	708	130.00	130.00
6	—	499	135.00–142.50	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	147.00–155.00	150.53
5	—	644	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	148.00–152.50	150.04
4	—	419	156.00–160.00	158.99
12	—	570	145.00–154.00	150.61
4	—	536	148.00–150.00	149.01
12	—	660	140.00–147.00	144.96
6	—	774	134.00–135.00	134.66
22	—	620	142.50–151.00	146.37
8	—	718	138.00–145.00	142.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	124.00	124.00
5	—	606	122.50	122.50
7	—	408	130.00–132.50	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	411	139.00–143.00	141.04
14	—	532	137.00–138.00	137.93
3	—	717	123.00	123.00
26	—	474	134.00–142.00	138.55
6	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.46
34	—	587	130.00–139.50	134.61
8	—	676	125.00–129.00	127.25
40	—	613	126.00–137.50	135.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	143.00	143.00
8	—	581	138.50	138.50
20	—	672	135.00–137.50	136.60
4	—	442	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	132.00–134.00	133.30
4	—	565	130.00–132.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	117.00	117.00
4	—	329	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,508	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,677	87.50–93.00	89.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	55.00–60.00	57.02
3	—	1,268	50.50–58.00	54.66
3	—	1,355	61.00–67.00	63.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,094	35.00–47.50	44.34
27	—	1,168	45.00–57.50	52.91
1	—	860	30.00	30.00
6	—	1,180	57.00–62.00	59.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	62.50–65.00	63.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,197	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,072.84

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.