Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-07-07

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jul 7
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,179 head
▼ 283 vs last sale 1,462▲ 65 vs year ago 1,114 · +5.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 256▲ 73 vs year ago 118 · +61.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher with spots up to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs, steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test and over 600lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply of feeders was moderate to heavy with a highlight 260 head draft of 7 weight steers in the offering. Slaughter cattle traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and maintained heavy receipts this week. Rising temperatures and lack of moisture in the area continue to be on the forefront of producers minds as green forage and water sources quickly dwindle down. Demand was good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.57/cwt on 679 head.
Average price
$178.57
679 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$483
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.75
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687182.821,256475
Medium and Large 1-2544172.09937152
Medium and Large 2488158.6977452
One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $483 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 sale679 hd
178.57
—
MO average3 barns · 3,370 hd
170.82
+7.75
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—High1,712115.551,9789thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43083.341,19227
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18682.7298153
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03771.8974563

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)1,144$9887
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$1,20510

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2—755141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0652
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661154.51/cwt151.00–156.001,02142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—679164.17/cwt160.00–167.501,1159
HeifersMedium and Large 2—491131.25/cwt110.00–135.006448
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616153.26/cwt150.00–155.009446
SteersMedium and Large 2—638137.32/cwt122.50–142.508767
SteersMedium and Large 1—483208.54/cwt194.00–213.001,00710
SteersMedium and Large 1—819153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,2574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—786145.57/cwt130.00–149.001,1447
HeifersMedium and Large 1—343161.76/cwt161.00–162.505554
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528154.83/cwt152.00–161.0081821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—423188.69/cwt175.00–195.0079817
SteersMedium and Large 2—525159.33/cwt159.00–161.008366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—526174.54/cwt168.00–185.0091819
SteersMedium and Large 1—611193.96/cwt185.00–196.001,18542
SteersMedium and Large 2—414170.89/cwt160.00–174.0070720
SteersMedium and Large 2—578142.70/cwt130.00–150.0082510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—590164.95/cwt162.50–167.5097321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—643161.65/cwt155.00–164.001,03920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—820140.06/cwt135.00–150.001,1486
SteersMedium and Large 2—476170.00/cwt170.00–170.008095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—318182.95/cwt172.50–190.005829
SteersMedium and Large 2—324159.98/cwt155.00–170.005184
SteersMedium and Large 1—660180.25/cwt176.00–182.001,19090
SteersMedium and Large 1—744178.17/cwt165.00–178.351,326265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—475180.74/cwt172.50–187.0085944
SteersMedium and Large 1—526195.33/cwt190.00–199.001,02716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—468163.24/cwt160.00–170.007646
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—387171.68/cwt165.00–176.006645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—577151.07/cwt148.00–160.008724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—623140.50/cwt140.00–148.0087516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—542154.32/cwt150.00–159.008363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—672133.00/cwt133.00–133.008942
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59392.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4662
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45584.04/cwt79.00–90.501,22320
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,26777.05/cwt75.00–78.009765
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15177.00/cwt70.00–81.0088613
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04074.85/cwt68.00–78.0077839
CowsLean 85-90%—1,10380.19/cwt79.00–82.008847
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28591.65/cwt91.00–92.501,1783
Bulls——1,797119.27/cwt115.00–122.502,1435
Bulls——1,606110.90/cwt106.00–115.001,7814
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00261.67/cwt55.00–69.0061817
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19084.01/cwt80.00–90.501,00037
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2831,175.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9371,012.50/head950.00–1,150.001,0134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,144988.31/head900.00–1,150.009887
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5421,491.67/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4923
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482158.35/cwt156.00–160.007635
HeifersMedium and Large 1—356160.00/cwt160.00–160.005704
HeifersMedium and Large 1—591152.50/cwt151.00–155.0090112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—477151.44/cwt142.50–155.0072210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—520144.40/cwt138.00–151.0075112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—434168.81/cwt160.00–178.0073311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345139.00/cwt139.00–139.004803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—634142.74/cwt141.00–147.0090514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—419151.24/cwt144.00–155.0063414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—559143.05/cwt134.00–146.0080028
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430124.19/cwt120.00–130.005347
HeifersMedium and Large 2—391129.34/cwt121.00–135.005065
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620129.49/cwt129.00–130.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—688145.00/cwt145.00–145.009984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—853126.01/cwt120.00–138.001,0753
SteersMedium and Large 1—577196.48/cwt187.00–199.001,13448
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530131.43/cwt128.00–134.006976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—326154.65/cwt152.50–158.005046
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435161.22/cwt157.00–164.007016

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.