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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Sep 3

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

643 head

▼ 282 vs last sale 925▼ 142 vs year ago 785 · −18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 71▲ 64 vs year ago 113 · +56.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 2 vs year ago 25 · +8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers steady, heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady to firm, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light.

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 $134.54/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$134.54

185 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	138.06	716	72
Medium 2	393	135.00	531	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	134.09	680	99
Medium 2-3	561	122.01	684	4thin
Medium and Large 2	622	112.50	700	3thin
Large 1	872	111.00	968	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale185 hd

134.54

—

MO average15 barns · 6,743 hd

137.04

−2.50

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	—	Low	1,560	83.58	1,303	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	61.27	844	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	59.73	712	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	53.00	572	66

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	160.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	702	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	156.09/cwt	151.00–159.00	716	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	152.70/cwt	149.00–155.00	728	8
Steers	—	Medium 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	151.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	798	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.48/cwt	148.00–152.00	798	13
Steers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	843	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	142.09/cwt	140.00–142.50	840	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	141.45/cwt	138.00–144.00	883	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	129.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	984	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	559	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	599	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	146.02/cwt	144.00–147.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	137.42/cwt	136.00–139.00	631	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	144.72/cwt	144.00–145.00	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	139.51/cwt	136.00–144.00	656	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	133.75/cwt	133.50–134.50	678	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	136.94/cwt	136.00–138.00	716	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	140.55/cwt	138.00–143.50	760	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	561	122.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	133.76/cwt	131.00–138.00	761	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	133.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	119.82/cwt	117.50–122.50	701	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	848	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	872	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	968	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	424	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	364	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	464	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	429	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	515	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	148.35/cwt	146.00–152.00	647	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	144.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	748	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	719	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	768	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	814	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	494	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	383	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	76.92/cwt	67.50–85.00	1,005	5
Bulls	—	—	1,812	90.23/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,635	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	38.65/cwt	30.00–42.50	404	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	52.13/cwt	45.00–58.50	554	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	60.11/cwt	56.00–66.50	677	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	54.19/cwt	52.50–55.00	617	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	59.41/cwt	55.00–64.00	706	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	64.28/cwt	62.50–67.50	795	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,244	57.84/cwt	55.00–61.00	720	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	865	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	62.01/cwt	58.00–67.50	883	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,298	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,392	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,528	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 925Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 71Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 25

Compared to last week, steers steady, heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady to firm, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate, supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	759	128.00–130.00	129.66
21	—	624	138.00–144.00	141.45
8	—	477	149.00–155.00	152.70
9	—	586	140.00–145.00	143.87
13	—	530	148.00–152.00	150.48
4	—	742	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	158.00–165.00	160.66
6	—	591	140.00–142.50	142.09
11	—	528	150.00–156.00	151.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	135.00	135.00
3	—	655	127.50	127.50
5	—	569	135.00–142.50	137.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	148.00–152.00	149.96
14	—	459	151.00–159.00	156.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	722	115.00–120.00	117.45
12	—	470	136.00–144.00	139.51
15	—	523	136.00–138.00	136.94
3	—	667	125.50	125.50
16	—	381	145.00–148.00	146.64
6	—	307	140.00–145.00	142.51
7	—	574	131.00–138.00	133.90
8	—	430	137.00–141.00	139.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	459	136.00–139.00	137.42
5	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.00
6	—	654	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	131.00–138.00	133.76
6	—	628	136.00	136.00
11	—	463	144.00–145.00	144.72
19	—	541	138.00–143.50	140.55
3	—	348	152.00	152.00
3	—	442	144.00–147.00	146.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	115.00–120.00	116.63
8	—	507	133.50–134.50	133.75
13	—	585	117.50–122.50	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	872	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	119.00–123.00	122.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	138.00–148.00	144.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	178.00	178.00
3	—	570	133.50	133.50
5	—	436	146.00–152.00	148.35
8	—	521	134.00–140.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	106.00	106.00
5	—	364	127.50	127.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,392	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	66.50	66.50
5	—	1,244	55.00–61.00	57.84
16	—	1,424	58.00–67.50	62.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,127	56.00–66.50	60.11
40	—	1,062	45.00–58.50	52.13
7	—	1,046	30.00–42.50	38.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	62.50–67.50	64.28
33	—	1,189	55.00–64.00	59.41
3	—	1,138	52.50–55.00	54.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	67.50–85.00	76.92
5	—	1,812	87.00–92.50	90.23

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.