Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-06-30

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jun 30
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,462 head
▲ 818 vs last sale 644▲ 797 vs year ago 665 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 121▲ 134 vs year ago 122 · +109.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs. sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough feeder over 650 lbs. at the previous sale for a good comparison but a sharply higher undertone was evident. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. The supply was heavy with many of the cattle showing signs of the extreme heat and dryness that has settled in over the acorn belt. Several producers mentioned they had hauled either calves or cows to town because grass was quickly disappearing and what grass is still present does hold much as far as nutrition goes. Demand was moderate to good, however buyers are now becoming aware some calves are nearing the point they aren't just thin in the way they will quickly gain pounds, but are starting to see some that are stressed to the point it will take a little effort to turn them back around.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.60/cwt on 543 head.
Average price
$177.60
543 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$360
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.28
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601186.061,118245
Medium and Large 1-2548171.31938219
Medium and Large 2449168.7675879
One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $360 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 sale543 hd
177.60
—
MO average14 barns · 16,656 hd
177.87
−0.28
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—High1,498108.101,61924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39485.351,18941
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22881.851,00557
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03470.5772958

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1—815152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2433
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618152.45/cwt145.00–155.0094260
HeifersMedium and Large 1—718143.41/cwt140.00–147.001,0305
SteersMedium and Large 2—420173.99/cwt173.00–175.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660141.98/cwt138.00–145.009374
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520157.98/cwt151.00–164.5082148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—765145.69/cwt142.50–149.001,1152
SteersMedium and Large 2—687147.52/cwt142.50–150.001,0133
SteersMedium and Large 2—768128.00/cwt128.00–128.009832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—421180.89/cwt175.00–192.5076232
SteersMedium and Large 2—358179.32/cwt177.50–185.0064229
SteersMedium and Large 1—700173.21/cwt162.50–174.001,21237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—922134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2358
SteersMedium and Large 2—580152.43/cwt146.00–158.008848
SteersMedium and Large 1—527195.22/cwt185.00–209.001,02948
SteersMedium and Large 2—641147.98/cwt140.00–151.009496
SteersMedium and Large 2—483166.34/cwt164.00–168.0080315
SteersMedium and Large 1—482205.03/cwt200.00–211.0098818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625164.58/cwt152.50–175.001,02924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—472180.99/cwt175.00–188.0085456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—366199.62/cwt192.50–202.507317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—732145.63/cwt140.00–155.501,06613
SteersMedium and Large 2—530160.37/cwt152.00–165.008503
SteersMedium and Large 1—619176.96/cwt174.00–180.001,09512
SteersMedium and Large 1—753159.75/cwt159.50–160.001,2034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—669164.21/cwt158.00–171.001,0997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—888135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1993
SteersMedium and Large 1—672179.08/cwt168.00–184.001,20337
SteersMedium and Large 1—577189.18/cwt180.00–200.001,09286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—526169.69/cwt162.50–177.0089321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—568170.25/cwt160.00–178.0096744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—363186.00/cwt186.00–186.006753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—565158.41/cwt156.00–166.0089513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—517167.66/cwt165.00–170.008676
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—869104.67/cwt100.00–107.509106
BullsMedium and Large 1—468172.32/cwt166.00–174.0080611
BullsMedium and Large 1—625151.03/cwt149.00–158.009445
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48592.04/cwt88.00–97.001,36711
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,36082.90/cwt78.00–87.001,12730
CowsLean 85-90%—92960.58/cwt53.00–66.0056322
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11679.96/cwt75.00–87.0089217
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08173.73/cwt67.00–77.5079719
Bulls——1,735120.16/cwt115.00–125.002,0855
Bulls——1,448108.55/cwt102.00–113.001,57214
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30590.75/cwt87.00–94.001,18411
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20480.62/cwt76.00–87.0097141
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25672.31/cwt70.00–75.009085
Bulls——1,39994.78/cwt90.00–100.001,3265
BullsMedium and Large 2—578143.06/cwt140.00–146.008274
HeifersMedium and Large 1—659148.00/cwt148.00–148.009754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—415163.94/cwt160.00–170.006803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—681141.68/cwt138.50–143.009659
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—639146.00/cwt144.00–147.009333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—485162.87/cwt157.00–167.507908
HeifersMedium and Large 2—582130.84/cwt130.00–132.507613
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469144.13/cwt135.00–147.506768
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420146.44/cwt140.00–148.006155
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685131.50/cwt131.50–131.509014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565157.06/cwt153.00–161.0088756
BullsMedium and Large 2—542149.00/cwt149.00–149.008083
HeifersMedium and Large 2—316151.54/cwt147.50–152.504795
HeifersMedium and Large 1—416163.29/cwt155.00–166.0067919
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469161.97/cwt160.00–164.0076016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—379157.35/cwt154.00–165.0059621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—731129.49/cwt128.00–130.009474
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710124.25/cwt122.50–126.008822
HeifersMedium and Large 1—392164.80/cwt164.00–165.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—328154.24/cwt154.00–160.0050624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—618138.59/cwt135.00–142.5085616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—528146.50/cwt142.50–150.0077419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—433154.12/cwt150.00–161.0066721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—478153.94/cwt151.00–157.5073657
SteersMedium and Large 2—303181.98/cwt175.00–187.5055111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—576144.08/cwt140.00–150.0083030
HeifersMedium and Large 2—612123.00/cwt123.00–123.007533

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.