Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-04

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Aug 4
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
← Jul 28Aug 4latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 873▼ 684 vs year ago 1,516 · −45.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 115▼ 38 vs year ago 124 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 27▲ 14 vs year ago 5 · +280.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500lbs had little to compare to last week, but traded with a sharply higher undertone and steers over 500lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Too few replacement cattle receipts for a market comparison. Demand was very good for all classes on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.52/cwt on 356 head.
Average price
$186.52
356 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$57.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.79
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558200.611,119205
Medium and Large 1-2597175.051,046104
Medium and Large 2567153.9687332
Large 2563143.0080515thin
One grade step is worth $57.61/cwt here — about $314 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 sale356 hd
186.52
—
MO average13 barns · 7,943 hd
184.73
+1.79
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—High1,715103.411,77311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45587.691,27610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19185.331,01629
CowsLean 85-90%High92163.0458018

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)1,123$1,0253thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)826$8573thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—469175.58/cwt164.00–184.008234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—562168.16/cwt160.00–173.0094510
BullsMedium and Large 1—400195.00/cwt195.00–195.0078014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—379191.97/cwt190.00–194.007284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—633157.00/cwt157.00–157.009943
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—533172.33/cwt167.00–177.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—882152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—390186.30/cwt182.50–190.007274
SteersMedium and Large 1—807161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2993
SteersMedium and Large 1—581199.81/cwt194.00–202.001,16144
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—508216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0975
SteersMedium and Large 1—737171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,26016
SteersMedium and Large 1—652181.00/cwt179.00–182.001,1806
SteersMedium and Large 2—660146.76/cwt140.00–148.509695
SteersMedium and Large 2—566150.60/cwt142.50–155.008526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—311191.58/cwt182.00–200.005965
SteersMedium and Large 1—417215.74/cwt210.00–218.0090010
SteersMedium and Large 1—381218.38/cwt208.00–222.0083214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—564183.24/cwt175.00–188.001,0338
SteersMedium and Large 2—628154.50/cwt154.50–154.5097012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—670166.11/cwt160.00–175.001,11338
SteersLarge 2—563143.00/cwt143.00–143.0080515
SteersMedium and Large 1—614194.70/cwt185.00–201.001,19546
SteersMedium and Large 1—518206.78/cwt200.00–212.001,07132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—522183.03/cwt175.00–191.009558
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613158.08/cwt154.00–162.0096934
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715149.03/cwt146.00–152.001,06610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—472182.00/cwt182.00–182.008598
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—485185.32/cwt178.00–194.0089914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—432190.72/cwt175.00–199.008246
SteersMedium and Large 2—514160.13/cwt155.00–162.508235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—320161.48/cwt156.00–167.505174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—512151.39/cwt142.50–155.0077510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—570145.76/cwt140.00–150.0083112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—630182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1479
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—795158.44/cwt158.00–160.001,2609
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—362161.60/cwt159.00–164.005858
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44785.13/cwt77.00–89.001,2327
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47393.65/cwt89.50–98.501,3793
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22890.47/cwt89.00–92.001,1116
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05579.00/cwt78.00–80.008332
CowsLean 85-90%—91671.50/cwt66.00–75.006558
Bulls——2,020110.98/cwt109.00–113.002,2422
Bulls——1,43393.91/cwt90.00–97.001,3462
Bulls——1,708103.96/cwt101.00–108.001,7767
CowsLean 85-90%—84744.07/cwt42.00–45.003733
CowsLean 85-90%—91954.50/cwt50.00–60.005015
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18183.99/cwt76.50–89.0099223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,01888.64/cwt81.00–93.009024
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—930887.90/head875.00–900.008882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1231,024.74/head900.00–1,125.001,0253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—826856.67/head785.00–1,000.008573
BullsMedium and Large 2—573145.11/cwt140.00–150.008312
BullsMedium and Large 2—352175.00/cwt175.00–175.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 1—414170.33/cwt162.50–177.0070520
BullsMedium and Large 2—542149.50/cwt149.00–150.008106
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—312195.64/cwt191.00–200.006104
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—663145.44/cwt140.00–151.009642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—468153.19/cwt132.00–161.0071718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—732135.91/cwt134.00–140.009953
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683120.00/cwt120.00–120.008203
HeifersMedium and Large 2—722113.28/cwt112.50–116.008185
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566160.14/cwt155.00–163.0090617
BullsMedium and Large 2—635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516159.50/cwt159.00–160.0082312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—485169.02/cwt163.00–177.0082013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—311175.77/cwt168.00–180.005478
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371167.58/cwt167.50–168.006226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—414161.75/cwt159.00–162.506708
SteersMedium and Large 2—335158.69/cwt147.00–167.505324
SteersMedium and Large 1—476212.43/cwt200.00–219.001,01129
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578132.55/cwt130.00–135.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—605144.96/cwt140.00–150.008774
HeifersMedium and Large 2—359125.79/cwt120.00–138.004525

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.