Sale reports / Missouri / Douglas County Livestock Auction / 2021-02-25

Douglas County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ava, Missouri · Thu, Feb 25
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1820
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,370 head
361 vs last sale 1,731 774 vs year ago 596 · +129.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
59 vs last sale 123 134 vs year ago 48 · +279.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
194 head
151 vs last sale 43 180 vs year ago 14 · +1,285.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Price comparison due to the last 2 sales were cancelled because of extreme weather. 140 head of 7 weight steers traded from 130.00 to 140.25. Also included in the offering was a herd dispersal. Third stage cows traded up to 1600.00 per head. Supply was heavy with good demand for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.87/cwt on 666 head.
Average price
$146.87
666 head · 628 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$46.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.80
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1649148.52964415
Medium and Large 1-2593146.11867228
Medium and Large 2525134.5070516thin
Medium 2802102.008187thin
One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $146 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 sale666 hd
146.87
MO average18 barns · 15,712 hd
149.67
−2.80
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
BullsAverage1,73187.071,50714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45957.5283925
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13955.4763253
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00243.8043941

Every lot, as filed

81 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376185.30/cwt180.00–192.0069716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2297190.00/cwt190.00–190.005643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425167.79/cwt164.00–172.0071313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511139.72/cwt136.00–142.507147
SteersMedium and Large 2482141.00/cwt141.00–141.006803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521143.56/cwt140.00–150.0074822
SteersMedium and Large 2617122.50/cwt122.50–122.507563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2308192.00/cwt192.00–192.005913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688132.39/cwt127.50–136.5091197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624118.77/cwt116.00–123.0074111
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2707104.68/cwt91.00–110.007407
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02371.72/cwt65.00–76.5073419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-296492.50/cwt92.50–92.508929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613133.24/cwt131.00–136.0081711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573126.37/cwt122.50–130.0072423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479136.66/cwt132.00–139.5065534
BullsMedium 2495122.50/cwt122.50–122.506063
SteersMedium 297090.00/cwt90.00–90.008734
SteersMedium 2578118.00/cwt118.00–118.006823
SteersMedium and Large 2415142.00/cwt142.00–142.005897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480167.30/cwt162.50–173.0080334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006014
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2695550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,8231
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2520525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,7301
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,005568.10/cwt560.00–575.005,7092
SteersMedium and Large 2730122.50/cwt122.50–122.508943
HeifersMedium and Large 2372133.00/cwt133.00–133.004953
HeifersMedium and Large 2771113.00/cwt113.00–113.008718
CowsLean 85-90%1,00339.07/cwt35.00–42.5039216
CowsLean 85-90%1,00449.30/cwt45.00–56.0049515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12257.39/cwt55.00–60.0064423
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08676.43/cwt71.00–85.008306
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2775500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,273856.46/cwt510.00–1,025.0010,9037
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46859.63/cwt58.00–62.508758
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45355.21/cwt48.00–57.5080215
CowsLean 85-90%1,06056.00/cwt55.00–58.005945
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,016584.33/cwt500.00–675.005,9375
Stock CowsMedium 1-271880.00/cwt80.00–80.005743
Bred CowsMedium 1-2858778.66/cwt500.00–900.006,68110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2750775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1791,503.57/cwt1,100.00–1,650.0017,7277
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,331.67/cwt1,050.00–1,375.0015,59415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,153787.50/cwt650.00–975.009,0808
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0019,0632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23262.20/cwt60.50–64.007667
Bulls1,62482.90/cwt76.00–89.001,3468
Bulls1,87392.64/cwt89.00–99.001,7356
HeifersMedium and Large 1325161.00/cwt161.00–161.005234
SteersMedium and Large 1522166.28/cwt159.00–172.5086846
HeifersMedium and Large 1526138.65/cwt134.00–142.0072941
HeifersMedium and Large 1617132.73/cwt130.50–135.2581950
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46566.46/cwt66.00–67.009742
CowsLean 85-90%93230.20/cwt30.00–31.002815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12851.51/cwt47.00–55.5058123
HeifersMedium and Large 1487142.05/cwt140.00–145.0069210
HeifersMedium and Large 1775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008914
HeifersMedium and Large 1700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008405
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2421,244.75/cwt725.00–1,600.0015,46034
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29041,005.88/cwt925.00–1,125.009,09310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2586125.07/cwt120.00–129.0073311
SteersMedium and Large 1582158.33/cwt149.00–162.5092146
SteersMedium and Large 1418185.10/cwt177.50–188.0077426
SteersMedium and Large 1806133.63/cwt129.00–134.001,07741
HeifersMedium and Large 1428147.97/cwt141.00–154.0063329
BullsMedium and Large 1426166.49/cwt164.00–170.007097
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385152.19/cwt150.00–156.0058613
SteersMedium and Large 1678141.24/cwt137.00–150.0095878
SteersMedium and Large 1718137.97/cwt130.00–140.25991140
SteersMedium and Large 1465175.59/cwt171.00–180.0081614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006363
SteersMedium and Large 1612150.87/cwt143.00–152.0092324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2341156.00/cwt156.00–156.005324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528130.00/cwt130.00–130.006863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2854124.46/cwt123.00–125.501,06312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472148.28/cwt142.00–154.0070015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2739127.50/cwt127.50–127.509426
HeifersMedium and Large 1564135.16/cwt133.00–136.5076230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677117.89/cwt115.00–122.007987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590143.04/cwt140.00–146.008448

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.