Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-06-16

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
807 vs last sale 1,210 39 vs year ago 442 · 8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
56 vs last sale 155 61 vs year ago 38 · +160.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
18 vs last sale 0 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder receipts were too light for an adequate comparison, but traded with mostly steady to weaker undertones. Slaughter cows traded mostly 4.00 higher. With hot temperatures outside and many producers in the area out in the hay field, receipt numbers and quality weaned groups of feeders were light in supply. Demand was moderate to light for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.77/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$142.77
141 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$68.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.95
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466158.2273729
Medium and Large 1-2548141.9277892
Medium 1-2539136.507367thin
Medium and Large 2473125.9259510thin
Medium 262590.005633thin
One grade step is worth $68.22/cwt here — about $174 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 sale141 hd
142.77
MO average16 barns · 6,385 hd
157.72
−14.95
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
BullsHigh1,744109.741,9145thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43881.711,17513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18481.7096734
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03968.8171529

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$9217
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)783$7633thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2778138.23/cwt125.00–145.001,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 1547150.01/cwt148.00–152.008214
HeifersMedium and Large 2470128.30/cwt124.00–132.506032
SteersMedium and Large 2610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735142.05/cwt138.00–150.001,0443
HeifersMedium 1-2468142.50/cwt142.50–142.506673
HeifersMedium and Large 1343170.00/cwt170.00–170.005833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426180.03/cwt170.00–188.007677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471148.49/cwt142.00–151.006994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630156.09/cwt151.00–162.009838
SteersMedium and Large 1567184.54/cwt170.00–189.001,04624
HeifersMedium and Large 1466160.40/cwt153.00–165.007478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430147.13/cwt140.00–155.006339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477177.43/cwt175.00–182.0084617
SteersMedium and Large 2417148.20/cwt140.00–165.006183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523164.00/cwt164.00–164.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682146.91/cwt136.00–148.001,00222
SteersMedium and Large 1632163.69/cwt163.00–166.001,03514
SteersMedium and Large 1518188.03/cwt178.00–198.009748
SteersMedium and Large 1468190.80/cwt185.00–198.008935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582158.52/cwt151.00–165.0092316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2303192.47/cwt189.00–196.005832
SteersMedium and Large 2563136.88/cwt128.00–146.007712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515165.70/cwt162.00–173.008533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425177.11/cwt169.00–186.0075310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2726121.21/cwt120.00–122.008805
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472173.56/cwt173.00–177.008197
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323169.02/cwt167.50–176.005466
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675133.36/cwt127.00–140.009002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16681.91/cwt76.00–88.0095527
CowsLean 85-90%90547.25/cwt46.00–49.004282
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34876.66/cwt75.00–78.001,0333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23594.01/cwt90.50–97.501,1612
CowsLean 85-90%98558.83/cwt55.00–65.005796
CowsLean 85-90%1,06579.71/cwt78.00–81.008493
CowsLean 85-90%1,06872.71/cwt65.00–79.0077718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47182.14/cwt78.00–88.501,2089
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26075.66/cwt74.00–77.009535
Bulls2,080118.36/cwt116.00–121.002,4622
Bulls1,520103.99/cwt100.00–107.001,5813
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2783763.24/head700.00–850.007633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,086921.00/head800.00–1,025.009217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563139.05/cwt127.50–142.5078326
HeifersMedium and Large 1381166.79/cwt162.00–170.006355
HeifersMedium and Large 1622145.29/cwt142.00–148.009044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628139.55/cwt126.00–144.008767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860105.01/cwt103.00–106.009033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579150.50/cwt149.00–151.008714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658134.30/cwt131.00–136.008846
HeifersMedium 1-2592132.00/cwt132.00–132.007814
HeifersMedium 262590.00/cwt90.00–90.005633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369158.70/cwt157.50–160.005866
HeifersMedium and Large 2417127.34/cwt121.00–130.005315
HeifersMedium and Large 2568121.95/cwt120.00–126.006933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522142.72/cwt132.50–146.0074519
HeifersMedium and Large 1433156.00/cwt156.00–156.006755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611138.91/cwt135.00–141.5084919

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.