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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,520 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 1,254▼ 828 vs year ago 2,348 · −35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 158▼ 52 vs year ago 208 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 68▲ 59 vs year ago 35 · +168.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 6.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows steady.

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 $148.91/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$148.91

575 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	153.58	831	399
Medium and Large 1-2	585	138.71	811	171
Large 1	602	125.60	756	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $75 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 sale575 hd

148.91

—

MO average19 barns · 23,160 hd

145.95

+2.96

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	1,601	70.76	1,133	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	48.55	713	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	45.56	555	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	36.73	398	37

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	161.57/cwt	158.00–165.00	601	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	379	181.81/cwt	176.00–185.00	689	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	169.71/cwt	165.00–174.00	721	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	148.83/cwt	146.00–151.00	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	165.01/cwt	159.00–173.00	777	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	154.05/cwt	147.00–158.00	746	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	765	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.55/cwt	147.00–163.00	819	115
Steers	—	Large 1	572	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	143.30/cwt	138.00–150.00	827	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	135.72/cwt	132.00–142.50	793	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	141.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	872	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	132.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	819	18
Steers	—	Large 1	622	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	135.74/cwt	133.00–138.00	904	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	131.64/cwt	130.00–133.00	895	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	945	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	131.05/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,010	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	319	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	146.05/cwt	141.00–150.00	556	41
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	133.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	139.43/cwt	132.50–144.00	611	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	139.09/cwt	134.00–144.00	647	41
Heifers	—	Medium 1	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	128.36/cwt	124.00–132.00	615	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	129.63/cwt	125.00–136.00	677	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	125.36/cwt	124.00–126.00	672	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	125.82/cwt	124.00–127.50	716	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	704	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	118.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	740	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	122.15/cwt	121.00–123.50	765	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	667	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	115.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	775	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	849	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.66/cwt	115.00–133.00	725	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	120.60/cwt	115.00–127.50	757	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	120.51/cwt	117.00–126.00	800	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	359	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	287	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,322	67.18/cwt	60.00–71.00	888	3
Bulls	—	—	1,811	73.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,330	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	29.38/cwt	25.00–32.50	303	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	50.93/cwt	49.00–56.00	555	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	39.28/cwt	33.00–43.50	430	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	45.56/cwt	42.40–49.00	560	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	568	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	39.20/cwt	36.00–41.50	519	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	46.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	670	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	899	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	13,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	21,450	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	543.94/cwt	525.00–550.00	5,249	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	1,132.20/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	12,749	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	1,570.12/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	19,250	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	869.68/cwt	700.00–925.00	11,306	29

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,520Last week 1,254Year ago 2,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 158Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 68Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	146.00–151.00	148.83
9	—	791	120.00	120.00
37	—	484	147.00–158.00	154.05
18	—	619	125.00–136.00	132.26
8	—	521	145.00–148.00	146.82
44	—	584	132.00–142.50	135.72
6	—	372	158.00–165.00	161.57
26	—	680	130.00–133.00	131.64
7	—	721	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	666	133.00–138.00	135.74
54	—	617	137.00–145.00	141.29
45	—	425	165.00–174.00	169.71
59	—	471	159.00–173.00	165.01
47	—	577	138.00–150.00	143.30
13	—	771	129.00–134.00	131.05
115	—	523	147.00–163.00	156.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	379	176.00–185.00	181.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	122.00	122.00
3	—	622	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	381	141.00–150.00	146.05
57	—	438	132.50–144.00	139.43
52	—	569	124.00–127.50	125.82
41	—	465	134.00–144.00	139.09
13	—	715	126.00	126.00
10	—	692	120.00–124.00	122.70
9	—	626	121.00–123.50	122.15
94	—	522	125.00–136.00	129.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	163.00	163.00
5	—	453	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	145.00	145.00
31	—	479	124.00–132.00	128.36
56	—	578	115.00–125.00	121.73
28	—	625	114.00–121.00	118.40
4	—	377	135.00–140.00	137.42
23	—	536	124.00–126.00	125.36
12	—	672	110.00–118.00	115.40
5	—	417	130.00–135.00	133.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	628	115.00–127.50	120.60
9	—	718	114.00	114.00
24	—	577	115.00–133.00	125.66
16	—	664	117.00–126.00	120.51
4	—	451	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,095	33.00–43.50	39.28
1	—	1,290	44.00	44.00
10	—	1,032	25.00–32.50	29.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	45.00–50.00	46.69
1	—	1,605	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,325	36.00–41.50	39.20
41	—	1,230	42.40–49.00	45.56
13	—	1,089	49.00–56.00	50.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	70.00–75.00	73.44
3	—	1,322	60.00–71.00	67.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	975.00–1,275.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	965	525.00–550.00	543.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,226	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,570.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,300	700.00–925.00	869.68

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)	13	—	1,126	950.00–1,225.00	1,132.20

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.