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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Oct 22

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

879 head

▼ 262 vs last sale 1,141▲ 42 vs year ago 837 · +5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 167▲ 18 vs year ago 132 · +13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 61▲ 58 vs year ago 62 · +93.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, too few yearlings for a good price comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand and supply moderate. The bulk of the calves un-weaned or short weaned.

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 $119.40/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$119.40

212 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	121.90	650	83
Medium and Large 1-2	493	118.76	586	108
Medium and Large 2	579	113.04	655	14thin
Large 1	549	112.50	618	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $32 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 sale212 hd

119.40

—

MO average16 barns · 5,888 hd

125.14

−5.73

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	1,673	76.58	1,281	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	52.47	758	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	50.24	602	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	42.12	464	64

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	157.93/cwt	155.00–162.50	513	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	522	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	152.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	552	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	421	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	449	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	462	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	131.17/cwt	129.00–138.00	623	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	136.16/cwt	127.50–143.00	720	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	135.78/cwt	132.50–141.00	721	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.73/cwt	127.50–135.00	773	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	131.51/cwt	127.50–132.50	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	125.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	775	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	894	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	408	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	130.62/cwt	127.50–132.50	483	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.50	517	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	122.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	530	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	123.93/cwt	122.50–125.00	573	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	118.48/cwt	114.00–122.50	565	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	119.50/cwt	117.50–120.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	113.13/cwt	112.50–114.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	114.30/cwt	112.50–116.00	612	12
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	549	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	115.11/cwt	112.50–117.50	646	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	117.59/cwt	112.50–120.00	662	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	754	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	759	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	926	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	842	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	521	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	439	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	549	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	126.13/cwt	125.00–127.00	584	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	123.08/cwt	122.50–124.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	649	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	731	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	113.48/cwt	113.00–115.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	629	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	678	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	799	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	691	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	732	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	444	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	333	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	68.64/cwt	60.00–75.00	940	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	77.91/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,427	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	22.57/cwt	20.00–25.00	202	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	35.18/cwt	30.00–40.00	373	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	43.97/cwt	40.00–47.50	484	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	44.80/cwt	40.00–50.50	503	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	50.53/cwt	48.50–53.50	591	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	54.77/cwt	54.00–55.50	648	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	50.70/cwt	48.00–55.50	616	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	49.77/cwt	46.00–52.50	671	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	53.37/cwt	49.00–60.00	788	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,195.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	14,579	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,400	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	614.06/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,589	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	736.99/cwt	710.00–750.00	8,217	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	640.63/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,342	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,008.29/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,777	16
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,315	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,835	4

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 Oct 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 879Last week 1,141Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 167Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 61Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	140.00–142.50	140.48
16	—	529	127.50–143.00	136.16
6	—	345	150.00–152.50	151.26
5	—	613	127.50–132.50	131.51
4	—	701	127.50	127.50
9	—	578	127.50–135.00	133.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	140.00–147.50	143.26
7	—	598	128.00	128.00
37	—	531	132.50–141.00	135.78
16	—	617	125.00–130.00	125.62
15	—	422	140.00–150.00	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.43
19	—	475	129.00–138.00	131.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	155.00–162.50	157.93
9	—	376	150.00–160.00	152.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	132.50	132.50
3	—	557	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	112.50–116.00	114.30
20	—	477	114.00–122.50	118.48
11	—	432	120.00–127.50	122.66
25	—	572	110.00–114.00	111.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	112.50–120.00	117.59
13	—	370	127.50–132.50	130.62
5	—	495	117.50–120.00	119.50
5	—	314	130.00	130.00
4	—	516	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	111.00	111.00
3	—	407	129.00	129.00
4	—	895	108.00	108.00
3	—	345	135.00	135.00
7	—	376	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	411	125.00–127.50	125.71
18	—	561	112.50–117.50	115.11
14	—	462	122.50–125.00	123.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	759	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	113.00	113.00
7	—	667	113.00	113.00
4	—	514	112.50–114.00	113.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	113.00–115.00	113.48
4	—	310	155.00	155.00
7	—	463	125.00–127.00	126.13
6	—	517	118.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	422	124.00	124.00
5	—	372	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	105.00–110.00	107.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	122.50–124.00	123.08
3	—	573	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	114.00–115.00	114.48
7	—	691	106.00	106.00
4	—	564	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	125.00	125.00
4	—	519	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	925.00	925.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,220	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,146	600.00–800.00	640.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,168	925.00–1,050.00	1,008.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,073	575.00–650.00	614.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,115	710.00–750.00	736.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,315	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	40.00–47.50	43.97
2	—	1,183	54.00–55.50	54.77
21	—	1,215	48.00–55.50	50.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	30.00–40.00	35.18
4	—	894	20.00–25.00	22.57
45	—	1,123	40.00–50.50	44.80
4	—	1,169	48.50–53.50	50.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,477	49.00–60.00	53.37
7	—	1,348	46.00–52.50	49.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	60.00–75.00	68.64
2	—	1,575	88.00–90.00	89.02
1	—	1,825	67.50	67.50
6	—	1,831	76.00–80.00	77.91

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.