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Douglas County Livestock Auction

Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, May 19

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

860 head

▼ 473 vs last sale 1,333▲ 88 vs year ago 772 · +11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 119▲ 37 vs year ago 61 · +60.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $149.65/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$149.65

348 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	159.74	787	122
Medium and Large 1-2	535	145.76	779	198
Medium and Large 2	529	133.14	705	28

One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $82 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 sale348 hd

149.65

—

MO average16 barns · 10,519 hd

157.02

−7.37

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	1,720	105.77	1,820	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	74.55	894	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	74.28	1,046	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	65.08	660	50

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	207.10/cwt	200.00–209.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	189.52/cwt	188.00–191.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	179.75/cwt	175.00–183.00	672	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	196.34/cwt	187.50–205.00	842	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	183.51/cwt	175.00–186.00	802	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	168.85/cwt	162.50–172.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	182.18/cwt	175.00–186.00	864	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	171.74/cwt	162.50–178.00	888	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	196.12/cwt	185.00–200.50	1,018	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,063	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	168.67/cwt	162.50–173.00	968	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	155.91/cwt	152.50–161.00	906	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	175.37/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,066	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	141.60/cwt	137.00–147.00	892	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	156.06/cwt	150.00–164.00	986	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	160.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,066	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,021	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	765	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	931	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,147	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	173.46/cwt	167.00–178.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	155.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	152.00/cwt	151.00–152.50	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	158.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	172.73/cwt	165.00–179.00	658	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	152.66/cwt	145.00–159.00	656	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	137.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	164.86/cwt	162.00–174.00	724	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	152.61/cwt	147.00–160.00	723	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	139.62/cwt	134.00–144.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	156.95/cwt	150.00–166.00	818	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	144.83/cwt	138.00–147.50	762	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	152.56/cwt	147.50–155.00	868	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	827	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	139.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	860	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	137.14/cwt	131.00–142.50	915	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	694	122.10/cwt	120.00–122.50	847	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	707	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	973	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	123.30/cwt	122.50–125.00	964	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,065	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	156.82/cwt	155.00–162.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	177.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	762	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	172.60/cwt	168.00–177.00	804	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	164.81/cwt	162.50–166.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	167.28/cwt	159.00–170.00	846	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	883	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	140.82/cwt	139.00–143.00	924	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	102.38/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	112.55/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,234	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	53.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	495	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	63.30/cwt	57.00–68.00	648	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	74.13/cwt	70.00–79.00	787	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	81.35/cwt	79.00–84.00	911	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	70.02/cwt	68.00–73.00	877	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	79.88/cwt	79.50–81.00	1,103	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	72.04/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,022	10

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 May 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 1,333Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 119Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	152.00–162.00	158.11
6	—	339	155.00–160.00	155.81
3	—	782	122.50–125.00	123.30
55	—	526	138.00–147.50	144.83
43	—	474	147.00–160.00	152.61
15	—	430	145.00–159.00	152.66
15	—	667	131.00–142.50	137.14
29	—	618	130.00–145.00	139.23
29	—	575	138.00–148.00	143.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	147.50–155.00	152.56
3	—	835	127.50	127.50
22	—	381	165.00–179.00	172.73
8	—	726	134.00	134.00
5	—	334	167.00–178.00	173.46
27	—	521	150.00–166.00	156.95
4	—	461	162.00–163.00	162.49
3	—	288	173.00	173.00
27	—	439	162.00–174.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	134.00–144.00	139.62
3	—	430	135.00–139.00	137.28
3	—	342	151.00–152.50	152.00
4	—	384	150.00	150.00
6	—	694	120.00–122.50	122.10
4	—	576	124.00–130.00	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	162.50–172.00	168.85
10	—	630	137.00–147.00	141.60
3	—	510	150.00	150.00
11	—	374	175.00–183.00	179.75
9	—	581	152.50–161.00	155.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	632	150.00–164.00	156.06
19	—	474	175.00–186.00	182.18
6	—	373	188.00–191.00	189.52
3	—	665	155.00–165.00	160.26
5	—	709	144.00	144.00
41	—	574	162.50–173.00	168.67
38	—	517	162.50–178.00	171.74
3	—	808	140.00	140.00
27	—	437	175.00–186.00	183.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	429	187.50–205.00	196.34
8	—	552	192.50	192.50
19	—	519	185.00–200.50	196.12
3	—	295	200.50	200.50
3	—	470	200.00	200.00
3	—	802	143.00	143.00
23	—	608	174.00–175.50	175.37
7	—	371	200.00–209.00	207.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	765	120.00–123.00	121.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	155.00–162.00	156.82
3	—	470	162.50–166.00	164.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	142.00	142.00
11	—	656	139.00–143.00	140.82
8	—	466	168.00–177.00	172.60
13	—	506	159.00–170.00	167.28
7	—	429	175.00–178.00	177.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	924	50.00–55.00	53.57
19	—	1,061	70.00–79.00	74.13
19	—	1,023	57.00–68.00	63.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	79.50–81.00	79.88
10	—	1,419	68.00–76.00	72.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	68.00–73.00	70.02
4	—	1,120	79.00–84.00	81.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	112.00–113.00	112.55
4	—	1,588	95.00–107.50	102.38

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.