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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 14

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

575 head

▼ 1,090 vs last sale 1,665▼ 376 vs year ago 951 · −39.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 182▼ 123 vs year ago 211 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 7.00-13.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Muddy conditions kept the supply light to medium with 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 $163.02/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$163.02

213 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.12

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	180.94	978	54
Medium and Large 1-2	618	160.13	989	78
Medium and Large 2	580	154.66	897	67
Medium 2	434	149.96	651	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $326 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 sale213 hd

163.02

—

MO average15 barns · 8,945 hd

180.14

−17.12

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	1,547	100.15	1,549	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	77.82	1,102	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	76.20	934	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	64.75	646	39

Every lot

57 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 2	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	210.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	790	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	184.42/cwt	177.50–190.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	200.98/cwt	195.00–202.50	882	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	195.14/cwt	192.50–196.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	174.39/cwt	165.00–185.00	909	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	159.37/cwt	155.00–162.50	848	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	170.67/cwt	165.00–179.00	975	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,069	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	158.37/cwt	145.00–160.50	920	34
Steers	—	Medium 2	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	989	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	148.84/cwt	148.00–150.00	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	154.01/cwt	152.50–162.00	989	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	157.82/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,045	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	139.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	143.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,063	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,028	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	170.04/cwt	162.00–174.00	716	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	156.57/cwt	152.00–159.00	744	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	161.00/cwt	154.00–162.50	832	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.41/cwt	141.00–147.50	816	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	156.51/cwt	151.00–162.00	895	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	135.76/cwt	131.00–141.00	847	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	148.90/cwt	147.00–151.00	935	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	921	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,002	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	120.31/cwt	118.00–123.00	938	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,029	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,143	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,093	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,063	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	352	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	171.75/cwt	171.00–172.50	806	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	159.18/cwt	155.00–162.50	761	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.02/cwt	154.00–166.00	836	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	597	138.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	827	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	100.15/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,549	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	43.76/cwt	42.00–45.00	408	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	55.96/cwt	50.00–60.00	539	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	76.15/cwt	74.00–82.00	759	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	68.06/cwt	62.00–72.50	693	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	86.67/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,017	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	74.95/cwt	74.00–77.00	920	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	70.52/cwt	69.00–72.00	889	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	72.68/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,016	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	80.10/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,141	9

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 1,665Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 182Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	628	147.00–151.00	148.90
3	—	807	127.50	127.50
18	—	517	154.00–162.50	161.00
5	—	866	132.00	132.00
31	—	572	151.00–162.00	156.51
21	—	421	162.00–174.00	170.04
8	—	691	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	120.00–127.00	123.67
4	—	389	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	117.50	117.50
25	—	569	141.00–147.50	143.41
4	—	705	125.00	125.00
5	—	896	122.00	122.00
3	—	780	118.00–123.00	120.31
14	—	475	152.00–159.00	156.57
7	—	374	160.00–165.00	162.09
3	—	668	135.00–141.00	137.81
8	—	624	131.00–141.00	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	127.50	127.50
7	—	290	166.00	166.00
3	—	550	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	165.00–179.00	170.67
10	—	806	127.50	127.50
5	—	425	177.50–190.00	184.42
18	—	642	152.50–162.00	154.01
16	—	521	165.00–185.00	174.39
17	—	662	153.00–159.00	157.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	155.00–162.50	159.37
7	—	663	135.00–145.00	139.36
3	—	705	122.50	122.50
4	—	385	170.00	170.00
7	—	633	148.00–150.00	148.84
34	—	581	145.00–160.50	158.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	210.00–215.00	210.56
13	—	740	140.00–144.00	143.70
4	—	578	185.00	185.00
10	—	605	163.50	163.50
4	—	483	192.50–196.00	195.14
10	—	439	195.00–202.50	200.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	127.50	127.50
6	—	469	171.00–172.50	171.75
9	—	526	154.00–166.00	159.02
2	—	432	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	155.00–162.50	159.18
8	—	597	135.00–142.00	138.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,228	74.00–77.00	74.95
4	—	1,261	69.00–72.00	70.52
3	—	1,173	84.00–89.00	86.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	42.00–45.00	43.76
8	—	964	50.00–60.00	55.96
5	—	997	74.00–82.00	76.15
23	—	1,018	62.00–72.50	68.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,425	76.00–84.00	80.10
4	—	1,398	70.00–74.00	72.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	95.00–103.00	100.15

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.