Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 lower, while weights over 600 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for boner cows. Supply and demand were moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.94/cwt on 718 head.

Average price

$139.94

718 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	523	142.63	745	16thin
Medium and Large 1	685	142.15	974	500
Medium and Large 1-2	618	135.70	838	133
Medium and Large 2	519	132.07	685	65
Medium 2	594	122.50	728	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $18 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 sale718 hd

139.94

—

MO average18 barns · 13,692 hd

142.40

−2.46

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,800	90.00	1,620	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	52.78	787	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	52.66	612	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	37.71	397	28

Every lot, as filed

87 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	119.10/cwt	116.00–120.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	641	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	493	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.83/cwt	127.50–136.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	155.63/cwt	150.00–162.50	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	108.71/cwt	105.00–112.50	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	125.88/cwt	122.50–127.50	930	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.08/cwt	119.00–121.00	817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	136.26/cwt	131.00–142.00	714	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.93/cwt	140.00–142.50	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	853	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	175.64/cwt	170.00–182.00	755	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.75/cwt	138.00–147.00	608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.74/cwt	167.00–176.00	797	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	188.07/cwt	182.00–194.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.43/cwt	139.00–146.00	665	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	125.10/cwt	124.00–126.50	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	130.68/cwt	127.50–133.00	768	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	158.99/cwt	150.00–163.50	822	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.90/cwt	148.00–153.00	475	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	52.00/cwt	50.00–53.50	594	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.35/cwt	134.00–142.00	911	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,067	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,133	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	189.49/cwt	184.00–194.50	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,150	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	141.57/cwt	134.00–148.50	866	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	43.19/cwt	40.00–47.50	483	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	24.47/cwt	20.00–27.50	246	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	35.32/cwt	30.00–39.00	362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	49.75/cwt	49.00–50.00	519	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	55.05/cwt	54.00–57.50	791	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	462	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	605	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	531	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	680	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	739	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	857	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	4
Steers	Large 1	—	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	45.02/cwt	41.50–47.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	594	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	728	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	56.10/cwt	54.00–59.00	649	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	50.51/cwt	49.50–52.50	781	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	89.50–90.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	3
Steers	Large 1	—	577	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	762	6
Steers	Large 1	—	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.82/cwt	116.00–117.50	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	115.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.43/cwt	110.00–112.50	655	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	753.41/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	122.70/cwt	121.50–125.00	654	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.87/cwt	120.00–132.50	787	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	762	103.83/cwt	101.00–106.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.37/cwt	127.50–136.00	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,105.43/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	12,679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.09/cwt	148.00–156.50	567	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	890	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	897	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,849	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	748	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	860	5

How this sale compares

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