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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 27

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

925 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 1,220▲ 58 vs year ago 867 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 137▼ 74 vs year ago 145 · −51.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 44 vs year ago 69 · −63.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to light, 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 $143.63/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$143.63

256 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	149.75	802	85
Medium and Large 1-2	589	143.44	845	130
Medium and Large 2	547	138.85	759	20
Medium 2	529	129.64	685	7thin
Medium 1-2	495	127.50	631	6thin
Medium 3	596	118.00	703	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $99 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 sale256 hd

143.63

—

MO average17 barns · 9,247 hd

147.93

−4.31

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	1,608	87.05	1,399	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	58.27	696	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,343	57.00	765	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	51.73	587	31

Every lot

80 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	429	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	152.37/cwt	150.00–153.00	645	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	158.42/cwt	157.50–160.00	688	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	670	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	154.53/cwt	152.00–164.00	742	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	150.37/cwt	149.00–153.00	729	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	151.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	782	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	155.66/cwt	152.50–158.00	809	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	140.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	748	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	799	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	141.90/cwt	137.50–148.00	822	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	872	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	827	11
Steers	—	Medium 3	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	955	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	667	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	139.32/cwt	133.50–145.00	931	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,023	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	995	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	141.66/cwt	137.50–142.50	534	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	137.42/cwt	135.00–142.50	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	140.47/cwt	140.00–142.50	603	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	141.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	663	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	134.30/cwt	132.50–135.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	537	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	128.93/cwt	127.50–130.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	739	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	134.81/cwt	132.50–136.00	829	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	126.74/cwt	125.00–128.50	792	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	915	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	903	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	515	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	575	7
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	486	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	722	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	593	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3-4	498	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	386	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	90.25/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	94.75/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,718	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	185	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	43.83/cwt	40.00–48.00	466	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	53.49/cwt	47.50–58.50	608	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	57.03/cwt	55.00–60.00	672	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	64.82/cwt	63.00–67.50	801	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	59.62/cwt	57.50–63.50	738	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	675	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	685	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	861	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	891	66.51/cwt	62.50–70.00	593	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,652	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,694	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 1,220Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 137Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 69

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to light, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	110.00	110.00
4	—	634	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	135.00	135.00
4	—	454	147.50	147.50
10	—	532	138.00–145.00	140.69
3	—	683	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	579	137.50–148.00	141.90
22	—	620	135.00–146.00	140.61
5	—	734	130.00–132.50	130.49
19	—	517	145.00–155.00	151.29
12	—	485	149.00–153.00	150.37
10	—	423	150.00–153.00	152.37
7	—	774	125.00–130.00	128.56
32	—	668	133.50–145.00	139.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	132.50	132.50
5	—	687	130.00	130.00
3	—	542	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	752	136.00	136.00
3	—	233	184.00	184.00
13	—	434	157.50–160.00	158.42
27	—	480	152.00–164.00	154.53
10	—	520	152.50–158.00	155.66
7	—	654	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	125.00	125.00
3	—	423	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	127.50	127.50
3	—	667	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.62
4	—	528	130.00	130.00
16	—	377	145.00–150.00	145.79
10	—	318	160.00–164.00	161.93
9	—	472	130.00–135.00	133.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	120.00	120.00
7	—	479	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	108.00	108.00
4	—	635	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	142.50	142.50
4	—	466	137.50	137.50
3	—	382	155.00	155.00
3	—	348	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	377	137.50–142.50	141.66
4	—	625	125.00–128.50	126.74
11	—	484	132.50–135.00	134.30
3	—	737	122.50	122.50
7	—	539	127.50–130.00	128.93
6	—	415	135.00–142.50	137.42
5	—	554	130.00	130.00
4	—	674	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	132.50–136.00	134.81
11	—	429	140.00–142.50	140.47
26	—	470	138.00–145.00	141.17
25	—	544	135.00–137.00	135.85
17	—	714	126.00–130.00	128.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	122.50–127.50	125.00
3	—	318	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	115.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	520	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	498	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	85.00–94.00	90.25
2	—	1,813	94.50–95.00	94.75
2	—	1,358	70.00–75.00	72.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	53.50	53.50
3	—	1,235	63.00–67.50	64.82
12	—	1,178	55.00–60.00	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,137	47.50–58.50	53.49
6	—	1,238	57.50–63.50	59.62
6	—	1,064	40.00–48.00	43.83
1	—	925	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,435	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	891	62.50–70.00	66.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,652	950.00	950.00

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.