Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2020-04-23

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Apr 23
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,029 head
▲ 485 vs last sale 544▲ 39 vs year ago 990 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 65▼ 96 vs year ago 147 · −65.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 13 vs year ago 38 · −34.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, no recent test of yearlings for a price comparison. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate. Several loads of reputation yearlings in the offering that attracted the interest of several Buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.75/cwt on 621 head.
Average price
$130.75
621 head · 693 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.91
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1709133.19944325
Medium and Large 2502130.8365718thin
Medium and Large 1-2685129.68888265
Medium and Large 364995.146177thin
Medium and Large 2-380687.507056thin
One grade step is worth $45.69/cwt here — about $239 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 sale621 hd
130.75
—
MO average17 barns · 11,632 hd
141.66
−10.91
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—High1,65185.691,41510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41755.147825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18454.5164614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02050.0451022

Every lot, as filed

66 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1—759124.00/cwt124.00–124.0094111
SteersMedium and Large 1—812122.00/cwt122.00–122.0099154
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—486150.00/cwt150.00–150.007294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—528142.86/cwt140.00–147.507545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—786115.00/cwt115.00–115.0090463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—339165.00/cwt165.00–165.005597
SteersMedium and Large 2—461135.00/cwt135.00–135.0062215
SteersMedium and Large 3—81184.00/cwt84.00–84.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370140.48/cwt137.50–142.5052010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—439135.00/cwt135.00–135.005936
HeifersLarge 1—616117.00/cwt117.00–117.007216
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520118.50/cwt118.50–118.5061613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—608116.00/cwt116.00–116.007053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—371140.83/cwt137.50–143.0052216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—468127.98/cwt126.00–130.005996
Bulls——1,74093.06/cwt91.00–95.001,6192
Bulls——1,48075.51/cwt72.00–78.501,1182
Bulls——1,67886.63/cwt80.00–90.001,4546
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—592116.00/cwt116.00–116.006877
BullsMedium and Large 1—475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—456135.00/cwt135.00–135.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 2—450124.00/cwt124.00–124.0055813
HeifersMedium and Large 1—80490.00/cwt90.00–90.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468131.30/cwt130.00–134.006149
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—595117.50/cwt117.50–117.506996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—332135.21/cwt135.00–136.004495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—575115.50/cwt115.00–116.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—519123.18/cwt115.00–127.5063918
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618115.00/cwt115.00–115.007114
HeifersMedium 3—389100.00/cwt100.00–100.003894
HeifersMedium and Large 1—85098.00/cwt98.00–98.008336
HeifersMedium and Large 1—538129.50/cwt129.50–129.5069713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504063
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20253.68/cwt52.00–57.0064511
CowsLean 85-90%—83540.50/cwt40.50–40.503381
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15050.00/cwt50.00–50.005751
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51852.75/cwt52.50–53.008012
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00353.75/cwt52.00–56.005396
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10561.34/cwt60.50–62.006782
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35056.74/cwt54.00–59.007663
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03949.19/cwt44.00–53.0051115
SteersMedium and Large 1—371165.00/cwt165.00–165.006126
SteersMedium and Large 1—315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005423
SteersMedium and Large 1—608141.25/cwt140.00–142.5085910
SteersMedium and Large 1—435170.90/cwt170.00–174.0074322
SteersMedium and Large 1—739125.14/cwt124.50–126.75925101
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—534147.00/cwt147.00–147.0078510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—894102.25/cwt102.25–102.2591441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—840109.75/cwt109.75–109.7592265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—664105.00/cwt105.00–105.006975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—381159.00/cwt159.00–159.006064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—527127.50/cwt127.50–127.506723
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—526124.00/cwt124.00–124.0065210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424136.00/cwt136.00–136.005775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—633117.39/cwt116.00–118.0074313
SteersMedium and Large 2—708110.00/cwt110.00–110.007793
SteersMedium and Large 3—433110.00/cwt110.00–110.004763
SteersMedium and Large 1—578144.15/cwt142.50–145.0083310
SteersMedium and Large 1—525158.61/cwt154.00–168.0083321
SteersMedium and Large 1—863123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,06168
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—405162.50/cwt162.50–162.506585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—379167.50/cwt167.50–167.5063517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—437165.80/cwt157.00–169.5072564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006363
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—80687.50/cwt87.50–87.507056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,200879.41/cwt825.00–950.0010,5533

How this sale compares

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.