Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2021-01-28

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Jan 28
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
1,312 vs last sale 1,597 351 vs year ago 636 · 55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
26 vs last sale 104 30 vs year ago 100 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
31 vs last sale 44 5 vs year ago 18 · 27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on a very light supply due to snow and mud. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-7.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate and demand was good for the slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.23/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$126.23
91 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.01
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487134.4665514thin
Medium and Large 1-2544125.7468461
Medium and Large 2510120.9061716thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $38 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 sale91 hd
126.23
MO average15 barns · 6,494 hd
131.24
−5.01
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
BullsLow1,58684.991,34815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39358.9382111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17155.2764732
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04438.1139831

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2330138.34/cwt137.00–140.004577
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688116.00/cwt116.00–116.007983
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521128.00/cwt128.00–128.006677
BullsMedium and Large 1310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718118.00/cwt118.00–118.008474
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009343
SteersMedium and Large 1520155.59/cwt150.00–160.008097
SteersMedium and Large 2409140.00/cwt140.00–140.005734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320144.50/cwt144.50–144.504623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424134.27/cwt132.50–136.005696
SteersMedium and Large 1698134.00/cwt134.00–134.009353
SteersMedium and Large 1553160.00/cwt160.00–160.008853
SteersMedium and Large 1433165.03/cwt162.50–167.507159
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555141.00/cwt141.00–141.007834
BullsMedium and Large 1-284097.50/cwt97.50–97.508193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586122.88/cwt122.50–123.0072012
SteersMedium and Large 1631142.61/cwt140.00–144.509007
CowsLean 85-90%92720.13/cwt15.00–30.001879
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20160.24/cwt57.00–65.0072314
CowsLean 85-90%1,17249.98/cwt47.00–52.005867
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10647.05/cwt44.50–49.005205
Bulls1,48874.88/cwt72.00–79.001,1142
Bulls1,40482.53/cwt78.00–90.001,1597
CowsLean 85-90%1,01056.90/cwt54.50–61.005755
CowsLean 85-90%1,07836.58/cwt30.00–40.0039410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35462.73/cwt59.50–66.008494
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41656.76/cwt54.50–59.008047
HeifersMedium and Large 1405139.00/cwt139.00–139.005634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16353.07/cwt50.00–56.0061713
BullsMedium and Large 1510137.50/cwt137.50–137.507013
BullsMedium and Large 1460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,139738.51/cwt575.00–875.008,4126
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2933742.63/cwt525.00–900.006,9293
SteersMedium and Large 2525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007094
Bulls1,83291.22/cwt88.00–96.001,6716
HeifersMedium and Large 2497124.00/cwt124.00–124.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 2593107.00/cwt107.00–107.006353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664123.58/cwt122.50–125.008217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629132.73/cwt132.00–133.0083511
SteersMedium and Large 2564134.88/cwt132.50–138.007617
HeifersMedium and Large 1520132.65/cwt132.50–133.0069010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537122.97/cwt120.00–125.0066013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662114.58/cwt114.00–115.007597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006884
SteersMedium and Large 2465141.00/cwt141.00–141.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632115.82/cwt113.00–117.507328
HeifersMedium and Large 286091.00/cwt91.00–91.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471134.26/cwt134.00–135.0063212

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.