Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2020-11-12

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Nov 12
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,317 head
▲ 606 vs last sale 1,711▲ 867 vs year ago 1,450 · +59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 194▲ 11 vs year ago 199 · +5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 42▼ 26 vs year ago 78 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, no recent good test of yearling steers for a price comparison, undertone higher, yearling heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. Over eight loads of true yearlings in the offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.89/cwt on 1,085 head.
Average price
$143.89
1,085 head · 657 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$20.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.87
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540151.38817300
Medium and Large 1-2720141.831,021683
Large 1578141.7081810thin
Medium and Large 2537138.7974643
Medium 1580132.757708thin
Medium 2642131.7084623
Medium 1-2620131.3381518thin
One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $3 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 sale1,085 hd
143.89
—
MO average17 barns · 12,634 hd
145.76
−1.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59876.441,22213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44650.1472517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22148.7059434
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03840.6342271

Every lot

113 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2293145.00/cwt145.00–145.004255
Steers—Medium and Large 1321184.09/cwt175.00–193.0059113
Steers—Medium and Large 1370171.33/cwt162.00–182.5063421
Steers—Medium and Large 2382149.00/cwt149.00–149.005696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed401164.00/cwt164.00–164.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 2416145.64/cwt144.00–150.0060611
Steers—Medium and Large 1421165.49/cwt160.00–171.0069717
Steers—Medium and Large 1465161.76/cwt157.50–166.0075221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471154.30/cwt149.00–159.0072739
Steers—Large 1480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 2487131.70/cwt130.00–132.506413
Steers—Medium 1-2490132.50/cwt132.50–132.506494
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned508148.97/cwt146.00–150.007578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517151.24/cwt145.00–155.0078223
Steers—Medium and Large 2520148.00/cwt148.00–148.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned527149.84/cwt142.50–159.0079045
Steers—Medium and Large 1530157.12/cwt152.00–162.0083354
Steers—Large 1543139.00/cwt139.00–139.007553
Steers—Medium 1544132.50/cwt132.50–132.507214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561133.14/cwt132.50–135.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571142.31/cwt136.00–145.5081325
Steers—Medium and Large 2582130.98/cwt130.00–133.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned583139.17/cwt137.50–142.5081134
Steers—Medium and Large 1588145.09/cwt142.50–148.0085317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615137.68/cwt130.00–142.0084725
Steers—Medium 1616133.00/cwt133.00–133.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned623126.24/cwt125.00–127.507864
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628132.68/cwt132.00–135.0083317
Steers—Medium and Large 1629140.06/cwt138.00–143.0088120
Steers—Medium 1-2633135.00/cwt135.00–135.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned653132.50/cwt132.50–132.508657
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660130.01/cwt129.00–132.008589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673141.45/cwt135.00–142.50952139
Steers—Medium 1-2676128.00/cwt128.00–128.008658
Steers—Medium and Large 1677142.78/cwt142.50–144.0096729
Steers—Medium and Large 2680129.99/cwt125.00–132.508849
Steers—Medium and Large 1713140.00/cwt140.00–140.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725138.99/cwt135.00–139.251,00867
Steers—Medium 2739128.00/cwt128.00–128.0094618
Steers—Large 1742140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0393
Steers—Medium and Large 2766130.00/cwt130.00–130.009965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787137.15/cwt130.00–139.251,07987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822142.05/cwt140.35–143.501,168251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288135.00/cwt135.00–135.003898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328148.05/cwt140.00–152.5048623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332135.77/cwt132.50–137.504515
Heifers—Medium 1-2336127.50/cwt127.50–127.504284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed371127.50/cwt127.50–127.504734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378134.47/cwt130.00–138.0050823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387142.54/cwt135.00–146.0055217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420141.24/cwt136.00–142.5059317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed422144.00/cwt144.00–144.0060815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424135.00/cwt135.00–135.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467129.91/cwt124.00–133.0060723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478132.07/cwt130.00–136.0063133
Heifers—Large 1491120.00/cwt120.00–120.005898
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned513122.50/cwt122.50–122.506283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned522130.46/cwt127.00–133.5068147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523120.00/cwt120.00–120.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned531127.98/cwt125.00–130.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533132.85/cwt130.00–134.5070838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534128.61/cwt125.00–133.0068710
Heifers—Medium 255590.00/cwt90.00–90.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned565121.45/cwt115.00–125.0068635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573128.50/cwt122.50–130.5073640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned586125.42/cwt122.00–131.0073524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2602123.00/cwt123.00–123.0074015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616126.08/cwt121.00–128.0077731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned623121.48/cwt115.00–124.0075723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628128.93/cwt125.00–131.0081049
Heifers—Medium 2656120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671124.56/cwt124.00–125.008367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671119.86/cwt117.00–123.008049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned681111.81/cwt110.00–112.507617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721122.73/cwt120.00–125.0088519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763120.00/cwt120.00–120.009165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882112.00/cwt112.00–112.009883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318167.74/cwt161.00–173.005337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371164.01/cwt162.00–166.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431143.00/cwt143.00–143.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007137
Bulls—Medium 249285.00/cwt85.00–85.004183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523137.11/cwt135.00–138.007178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full551119.00/cwt119.00–119.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587117.93/cwt115.00–123.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned618110.00/cwt110.00–110.006803
Bulls—Medium 261885.00/cwt85.00–85.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned724121.00/cwt121.00–121.008766
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41369.05/cwt62.50–75.009766
Bulls——1,65480.70/cwt78.00–82.501,3354
Bulls——1,89585.55/cwt84.00–87.001,6213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90531.50/cwt25.00–36.5028514
Cows—Lean 85-90%95020.00/cwt20.00–20.001902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05142.17/cwt35.00–48.0044343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16042.99/cwt40.00–45.004995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16149.22/cwt47.50–53.0057112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22853.93/cwt52.00–58.506626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23248.57/cwt45.00–53.5059823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40246.00/cwt45.00–48.006453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45651.03/cwt47.50–55.5074314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143664.22/cwt600.00–725.007,5924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,15251.00/cwt48.00–53.005885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163970.69/cwt875.00–1,060.0011,2897
Bred Cows—Large 21,3471,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,4803
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,042.50/cwt1,035.00–1,050.0012,1244

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.