Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-06-09

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 9
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,210 head
▲ 281 vs last sale 929▲ 85 vs year ago 1,125 · +7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 112▲ 30 vs year ago 125 · +24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A large crowd was on hand for this Douglas County Livestock auction. Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy with good demand for feeder cattle and very good demand for the slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.72/cwt on 525 head.
Average price
$166.72
525 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.35
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549179.78986174
Medium and Large 1-2610162.42991281
Medium and Large 2613151.5592870
One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about $58 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 sale525 hd
166.72
—
MO average16 barns · 15,255 hd
180.07
−13.35
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—Low1,642105.701,73511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43980.811,16330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21879.9997439
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02264.4265948

Every lot

76 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1313200.32/cwt200.00–201.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374189.32/cwt185.00–195.007088
Steers—Medium and Large 1380203.67/cwt203.00–205.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417179.50/cwt175.00–185.0074916
Steers—Medium and Large 1420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 2431168.30/cwt163.00–173.007257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465182.60/cwt175.00–187.0084943
Steers—Medium and Large 2476167.50/cwt162.50–172.5079712
Steers—Medium and Large 1483196.73/cwt192.00–198.0095012
Steers—Medium and Large 2523155.91/cwt151.00–157.508157
Steers—Medium and Large 1526179.23/cwt174.00–191.0094357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532171.15/cwt169.00–172.5091116
Steers—Medium and Large 1561180.65/cwt175.00–190.001,01336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571168.67/cwt160.00–174.0096358
Steers—Medium and Large 2585154.03/cwt151.00–157.5090118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy597170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,01529
Steers—Medium and Large 1603177.16/cwt165.00–179.001,06823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621159.12/cwt145.00–163.0098854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676152.31/cwt140.00–161.001,03023
Steers—Medium and Large 1685164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1236
Steers—Medium and Large 2695138.00/cwt138.00–138.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724144.31/cwt138.00–150.001,04514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831138.08/cwt135.00–141.001,14741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1838
Steers—Medium and Large 2870127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,10919
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319167.90/cwt165.00–170.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340158.21/cwt155.00–160.005388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372169.21/cwt166.00–174.0062912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389155.44/cwt151.00–163.0060512
Heifers—Medium 2418124.00/cwt124.00–124.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419160.38/cwt157.00–166.0067246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433147.66/cwt142.50–154.0063910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468160.86/cwt157.00–164.0075318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479150.16/cwt142.50–155.0071937
Heifers—Medium 2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486140.00/cwt140.00–140.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514154.50/cwt151.00–160.0079453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527147.90/cwt142.50–150.0077940
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540138.33/cwt137.50–140.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572145.45/cwt141.00–149.0083246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577153.69/cwt152.50–155.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584139.67/cwt138.00–140.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615147.39/cwt145.00–151.0090626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620140.75/cwt137.50–143.0087327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672140.73/cwt135.00–142.509466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675125.37/cwt124.00–127.508464
Heifers—Medium 2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,04310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2354152.80/cwt152.00–153.005415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375165.32/cwt162.50–167.506207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463178.00/cwt178.00–178.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471172.01/cwt170.00–174.008109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477156.75/cwt156.00–157.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532168.72/cwt164.00–171.508988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538162.00/cwt160.00–164.008726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572154.59/cwt148.00–160.008849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576164.00/cwt164.00–164.009455
Bulls—Medium 2609123.71/cwt120.00–127.507536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614148.84/cwt148.00–150.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657146.00/cwt146.00–146.009593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742131.00/cwt131.00–131.009725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49082.81/cwt73.00–90.001,2342
Bulls——1,643107.35/cwt101.50–112.501,7646
Bulls——1,740117.67/cwt116.00–119.002,0473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88442.22/cwt40.00–45.003735
Cows—Lean 85-90%90652.31/cwt50.00–55.0047411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07368.04/cwt60.00–72.0073017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09676.61/cwt73.00–82.0084015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21386.77/cwt82.00–93.001,05312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22076.97/cwt70.00–80.0093927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43277.66/cwt73.00–81.001,11219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45086.26/cwt83.50–90.001,25111

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.