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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Dec 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,085 head

▼ 506 vs last sale 1,591▲ 1,085 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 154▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 35▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

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 $128.93/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$128.93

321 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$30.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	133.83	705	137
Medium and Large 1-2	570	126.18	720	159
Medium and Large 2	496	126.14	626	14thin
Large 1-2	476	125.50	597	4thin
Small and Medium 3	362	103.00	373	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $332 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 sale321 hd

128.93

—

MO average18 barns · 8,648 hd

132.64

−3.72

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	—	High	1,604	73.73	1,182	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	50.77	715	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	49.91	628	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	40.06	423	51

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	182.03/cwt	177.00–182.50	615	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	161.47/cwt	160.00–162.50	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	170.90/cwt	166.00–177.50	648	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	167.33/cwt	164.00–169.00	694	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	169.30/cwt	162.00–175.00	733	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	471	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	157.07/cwt	156.00–157.50	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	166.56/cwt	161.00–173.00	803	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	151.02/cwt	146.00–159.00	779	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	155.46/cwt	152.50–157.50	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	160.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	852	28
Steers	—	Medium 3	537	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	554	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	149.16/cwt	142.50–155.00	858	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.50	862	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	142.67/cwt	142.50–143.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	141.21/cwt	136.00–146.50	885	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	129.72/cwt	128.00–130.00	852	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	132.09/cwt	127.50–136.00	876	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	134.65/cwt	128.00–135.50	953	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	988	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	362	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	373	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	139.12/cwt	137.50–140.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	142.91/cwt	142.50–143.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	145.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	625	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	140.63/cwt	136.00–143.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	476	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	140.26/cwt	136.00–148.00	677	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	648	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	127.27/cwt	126.00–128.00	616	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	135.13/cwt	134.00–136.00	685	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	136.38/cwt	133.00–139.00	700	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	127.19/cwt	122.50–131.50	679	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	125.07/cwt	123.00–126.00	712	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	123.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	127.41/cwt	126.00–129.00	775	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	123.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	122.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	810	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	802	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	870	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	167.16/cwt	159.00–174.00	617	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	387	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	252	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	159.28/cwt	159.00–160.00	747	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	64.02/cwt	57.00–70.00	934	7
Bulls	—	—	1,667	78.63/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,311	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	88.20/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,618	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	31.28/cwt	25.00–39.00	300	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	21.67/cwt	20.00–25.00	225	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	44.22/cwt	36.50–49.50	474	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	50.33/cwt	49.00–51.00	610	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	50.25/cwt	47.00–55.00	628	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	620	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	50.77/cwt	48.00–54.00	715	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,287.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	13,519	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	885	1,050.85/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	9,300	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	925	889.81/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,231	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	943	893.52/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,426	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	913.73/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,457	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,495	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,061.04/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	11,353	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,211.23/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	13,202	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	726.95/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,687	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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 1,591Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	925	875.00–900.00	889.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	885	925.00–1,100.00	1,050.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	943	875.00–900.00	893.52

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)	3	—	1,055	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,070	975.00–1,150.00	1,061.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,090	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,211.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,035	900.00–925.00	913.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	700.00–750.00	726.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	87.50–89.00	88.20
7	—	1,459	57.00–70.00	64.02
5	—	1,667	76.50–80.50	78.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	45.00	45.00
29	—	1,250	47.00–55.00	50.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	48.00–54.00	50.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	49.00–51.00	50.33
28	—	1,072	36.50–49.50	44.22
3	—	1,038	20.00–25.00	21.67
14	—	960	25.00–39.00	31.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	122.50	122.50
15	—	507	134.00–136.00	135.13
4	—	614	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	140.00–151.00	145.59
25	—	483	136.00–148.00	140.26
17	—	513	133.00–139.00	136.38
17	—	608	126.00–129.00	127.41
13	—	661	120.00–124.00	122.58
15	—	569	123.00–126.00	125.07
6	—	385	142.50–143.00	142.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	576	121.00–126.00	123.30
51	—	616	120.00–125.00	123.52
19	—	483	130.00–138.00	134.14
5	—	381	137.50–140.00	139.12
10	—	686	114.00–120.00	116.95
7	—	707	123.00	123.00
22	—	534	122.50–131.50	127.19
8	—	439	136.00–143.00	140.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	127.00	127.00
5	—	577	120.00–123.00	121.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	126.00–128.00	127.27
3	—	542	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	159.00–174.00	167.16
3	—	438	163.00	163.00
7	—	469	159.00–160.00	159.28
4	—	519	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	708	128.00–135.50	134.65
6	—	772	128.00	128.00
15	—	379	166.00–177.50	170.90
48	—	482	161.00–173.00	166.56
31	—	576	146.00–152.50	149.67
28	—	530	154.00–165.00	160.70
13	—	433	162.00–175.00	169.30
12	—	338	177.00–182.50	182.03
32	—	627	136.00–146.50	141.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	146.00	146.00
5	—	524	152.50–157.50	155.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	127.50–136.00	132.09
7	—	474	156.00–157.50	157.07
3	—	621	142.50–143.00	142.67
26	—	516	146.00–159.00	151.02
3	—	367	160.00–162.50	161.47
10	—	415	164.00–169.00	167.33
11	—	575	142.50–155.00	149.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	125.00	125.00
4	—	471	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	128.00–130.00	129.72
3	—	772	115.00	115.00

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.