Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-07-21

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jul 21
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
1,175 vs last sale 1,877 298 vs year ago 1,000 · 29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
206 vs last sale 289 17 vs year ago 100 · 17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
29 vs last sale 0 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few feeder calves across all weight ranges for an adequate comparison, however undertones were lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-6.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded 7.00-10.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The weather continues to effect both supply and demand as the area is in the second month of little or no rain and excessive heat warnings and advisories.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.03/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$168.03
305 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$400
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.31
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536185.9999651
Large 1658170.001,1195thin
Large 1-2529169.5789714thin
Medium and Large 1-2560168.21942195
Medium and Large 2527153.1080719thin
Medium 1-2575147.888504thin
Large 2557143.037977thin
Medium and Large 2-3481123.9159610thin
One grade step is worth $62.08/cwt here — about $400 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 sale305 hd
168.03
MO average15 barns · 11,045 hd
180.34
−12.31
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
BullsLow1,70688.341,50710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17665.7177322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37665.0089414
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04751.2153635

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)1,110$9751thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$47911

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009545
SteersMedium and Large 2622144.08/cwt140.00–150.008963
SteersMedium 1-2575147.88/cwt134.00–155.008504
SteersMedium and Large 1435193.44/cwt191.00–198.0084110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483148.44/cwt141.00–155.0071714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622143.64/cwt140.00–147.508934
HeifersMedium and Large 1308162.63/cwt162.50–163.005014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527169.14/cwt161.00–177.0089161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726154.94/cwt145.00–160.001,1253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666163.46/cwt152.50–172.501,08923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621166.83/cwt157.50–175.001,03617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815145.80/cwt143.00–147.001,18815
SteersMedium and Large 2678142.95/cwt141.00–145.009694
SteersMedium and Large 2-3424127.19/cwt120.00–141.005393
SteersLarge 1658170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1195
SteersLarge 1-2564170.48/cwt168.00–176.009629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767146.37/cwt146.00–147.501,1234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573170.73/cwt160.00–179.0097828
SteersMedium and Large 2535152.32/cwt150.00–156.008153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480170.58/cwt164.00–177.0081912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370186.90/cwt179.00–194.006924
SteersMedium and Large 1708168.23/cwt168.00–170.001,1919
SteersLarge 2557143.03/cwt138.00–155.007977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417183.45/cwt175.00–187.5076514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505122.50/cwt122.50–122.506197
SteersLarge 1-2466167.92/cwt160.00–170.007835
SteersMedium and Large 1558190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328179.03/cwt169.00–187.5058714
SteersMedium and Large 1468191.58/cwt188.00–204.008976
SteersMedium and Large 2330166.06/cwt164.00–167.005483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372150.11/cwt145.00–160.005583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567145.54/cwt130.00–149.0082512
BullsMedium and Large 1529162.16/cwt161.00–165.008586
BullsMedium and Large 1601155.00/cwt155.00–155.009324
BullsMedium and Large 1429167.90/cwt165.00–172.507208
BullsMedium and Large 1479165.25/cwt159.00–167.0079213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37167.02/cwt64.50–72.009198
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38262.30/cwt60.00–64.008616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15962.61/cwt61.50–63.507268
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18667.48/cwt64.00–71.0080014
CowsLean 85-90%93628.34/cwt20.00–36.002658
Bulls1,61182.25/cwt78.00–85.001,3255
Bulls1,80094.42/cwt90.00–100.001,7005
CowsLean 85-90%1,07960.22/cwt55.00–68.0065023
CowsLean 85-90%1,08845.11/cwt40.00–50.004914
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3633361.22/head235.00–450.003618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,097792.48/head700.00–850.007923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock CowsMedium 1-293889.60/cwt75.00–105.008405
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10088.70/cwt75.00–96.5097611
HeifersMedium and Large 1466159.08/cwt157.50–160.0074111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364153.25/cwt141.00–155.0055812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575140.81/cwt132.50–148.0081020
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615133.65/cwt107.50–148.008227
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481145.88/cwt135.00–153.007023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425137.94/cwt135.00–152.0058611
HeifersLarge 1-2515142.52/cwt140.00–145.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518145.16/cwt142.50–148.007524
HeifersLarge 1-2476147.17/cwt145.00–152.507018
HeifersMedium and Large 1515161.53/cwt150.00–165.5083218
HeifersMedium and Large 1389162.50/cwt162.50–162.506329
HeifersMedium and Large 1581151.65/cwt151.00–152.0088114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434152.36/cwt140.00–157.5066117
SteersMedium and Large 1525187.61/cwt181.00–194.0098522
HeifersLarge 1617155.00/cwt155.00–155.009563
HeifersLarge 1455171.00/cwt171.00–171.007784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325152.18/cwt142.50–160.004955
HeifersMedium and Large 2630122.52/cwt120.00–127.507723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669139.03/cwt137.00–145.009304
SteersMedium and Large 2474158.28/cwt155.00–160.007506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2822134.19/cwt134.00–135.001,1035
HeifersLarge 1-2667131.63/cwt130.00–135.008783
HeifersMedium and Large 1418168.81/cwt157.50–171.0070658

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.