Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.53/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$136.53

620 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	140.23	713	417
Medium and Large 1-2	520	130.93	681	160
Medium 1-2	486	122.24	594	22
Medium 2	526	122.00	641	8thin
Large 1	592	120.75	715	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	119.66	633	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $79 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 sale620 hd

136.53

—

MO average16 barns · 14,722 hd

136.62

−0.09

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	—	Average	1,653	76.30	1,261	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	57.12	726	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	54.02	656	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	42.61	434	61

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	813	725.00/cwt	625.00–825.00	5,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	84.41/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,528	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	55.36/cwt	53.00–58.00	669	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	59.91/cwt	58.00–63.00	742	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	50.68/cwt	45.00–52.50	614	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	132.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,025	45
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	777	519.66/cwt	425.00–600.00	4,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.57/cwt	132.00–147.00	732	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.26/cwt	170.00–182.50	829	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	846	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	40.26/cwt	35.00–42.50	399	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	575	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.32/cwt	181.00–187.50	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.50/cwt	124.00–136.00	565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	150.20/cwt	142.00–157.00	927	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.30/cwt	159.00–172.50	856	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.38/cwt	123.00–138.00	863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.17/cwt	174.00–185.00	763	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	132.56/cwt	128.00–138.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	143.39/cwt	132.50–147.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.09/cwt	131.00–139.50	772	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.32/cwt	152.50–165.00	889	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.98/cwt	120.00–123.50	861	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	177.22/cwt	175.00–181.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	675	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.91/cwt	128.00–135.00	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.79/cwt	129.00–132.00	876	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	462	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	596	2
Steers	Large 1	—	398	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	687	6
Steers	Large 1	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	49.35/cwt	45.00–54.00	520	33
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	728	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	28.19/cwt	20.00–32.50	271	13
Bulls	—	—	1,553	71.14/cwt	50.00–77.50	1,105	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	389	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.49/cwt	127.00–133.50	814	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	155.69/cwt	155.00–156.00	515	19
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	961	587.75/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,648	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	722	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	949.40/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,757	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	632	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.60/cwt	122.50–143.50	730	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.31/cwt	122.00–133.00	674	41
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	581	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	683	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	335	136.42/cwt	132.00–145.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	149.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	575	26
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	496	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	672.27/cwt	525.00–825.00	7,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	126.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.50	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	798	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.14/cwt	138.00–142.50	814	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	162.50/cwt	157.50–165.00	759	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	168.24/cwt	162.00–175.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	735	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	702	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	138.86/cwt	132.00–144.00	764	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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