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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Sep 10

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

675 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 643▼ 152 vs year ago 827 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 177▲ 27 vs year ago 81 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 27▼ 218 vs year ago 251 · −86.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were steady to 5.00 higher, heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were firm to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls traded 7.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate to good demand.

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 $145.02/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$145.02

236 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

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

$35.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	159.16	746	77
Large 1-2	563	148.00	833	3thin
Large 1	716	140.00	1,003	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	622	139.80	870	112
Medium 1-2	497	133.99	666	24
Medium and Large 2	818	123.49	1,010	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.67/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale236 hd

145.02

—

MO average11 barns · 3,959 hd

145.80

−0.79

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	—	Average	1,604	90.99	1,459	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	64.58	846	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	60.29	704	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	49.91	508	29

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	166.14/cwt	160.00–173.00	625	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	159.64/cwt	152.50–169.00	685	11
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	467	140.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	156.18/cwt	152.00–160.00	739	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	136.84/cwt	133.00–146.00	661	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	746	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.06/cwt	147.50–161.00	816	15
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	531	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	727	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	915	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	563	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	571	134.81/cwt	127.50–138.00	770	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	142.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	819	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	140.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	885	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	139.65/cwt	137.00–142.50	915	10
Steers	—	Large 1	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	136.86/cwt	136.00–138.00	969	7
Steers	—	Large 1	731	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,023	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	131.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,022	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	123.49/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,010	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	131.25/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,093	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	252	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	144.15/cwt	138.00–147.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	363	145.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	530	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	382	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	144.82/cwt	138.00–147.50	607	20
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	420	138.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	449	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	467	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	138.78/cwt	137.00–140.00	669	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	137.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	662	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	134.27/cwt	129.00–137.00	706	35
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	134.21/cwt	133.00–135.00	758	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	822	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	677	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	867	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	881	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	481	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	454	134.26/cwt	134.00–135.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	10
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	493	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	117.62/cwt	110.00–123.00	619	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.05/cwt	112.50–115.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	578	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	128.42/cwt	122.00–135.00	813	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	798	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	846	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	338	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	279	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3-4	480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	355	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	956	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	645	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	90.99/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,459	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	38.09/cwt	32.50–42.50	380	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	52.65/cwt	47.50–55.50	538	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	597	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	65.11/cwt	62.50–70.00	731	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	59.58/cwt	56.00–66.00	696	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	52.75/cwt	47.50–59.50	661	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	63.75/cwt	62.00–65.50	822	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	69.52/cwt	67.50–71.00	928	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	779	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	881.72/cwt	825.00–960.00	9,249	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,270	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,653	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 643Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 177Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 251

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	252	154.00	154.00
9	—	420	135.00–143.00	138.66
9	—	363	144.00–147.00	145.99
6	—	538	135.00	135.00
4	—	452	140.00	140.00
3	—	615	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	151.00	151.00
16	—	482	137.00–140.00	138.78
7	—	680	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	133.00–135.00	134.21
6	—	635	128.00–131.00	129.48
4	—	355	142.50	142.50
3	—	327	138.00–147.00	144.15
35	—	526	129.00–137.00	134.27
34	—	482	132.00–140.00	137.30
20	—	419	138.00–147.50	144.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	137.00	137.00
5	—	467	138.00	138.00
3	—	677	128.00	128.00
3	—	603	130.00	130.00
3	—	382	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	67.50	67.50
3	—	338	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	152.50–169.00	159.64
8	—	551	166.00	166.00
30	—	473	152.00–160.00	156.18
15	—	526	147.50–161.00	155.06
13	—	376	160.00–173.00	166.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	145.00–148.00	146.36
7	—	708	136.00–138.00	136.86
34	—	574	138.00–148.00	142.65
6	—	833	130.00–131.50	131.25
29	—	629	135.00–147.00	140.65
10	—	655	137.00–142.50	139.65
9	—	777	130.00–134.00	131.55
9	—	483	133.00–146.00	136.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	818	120.50–126.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	731	140.00	140.00
3	—	677	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	127.50–138.00	134.81
6	—	531	136.00–139.00	137.00
5	—	328	125.00	125.00
3	—	467	135.00–143.00	140.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	130.00	130.00
6	—	633	122.00–135.00	128.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	112.50–115.00	114.05
7	—	526	110.00–123.00	117.62
5	—	798	106.00	106.00
4	—	724	110.00	110.00
3	—	437	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	137.00	137.00
3	—	535	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	134.00–135.00	134.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	120.00–135.00	127.53
3	—	493	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,122	62.50–70.00	65.11
7	—	1,253	47.50–59.50	52.75
14	—	1,168	56.00–66.00	59.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	998	32.50–42.50	38.09
7	—	1,031	56.00–60.00	57.93
14	—	1,022	47.50–55.50	52.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	62.00–65.50	63.75
4	—	1,335	67.50–71.00	69.52
2	—	1,343	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,604	87.00–99.00	90.99

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,049	825.00–960.00	881.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,270	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	775	700.00	700.00

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.