Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Not enough classes of slaughter and replacement cattle for a comparison. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.64/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$161.64

510 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	164.93	913	402
Medium and Large 1-2	560	151.07	847	85
Medium and Large 2	528	143.22	756	23

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $157 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 sale510 hd

161.64

—

MO average17 barns · 16,292 hd

152.43

+9.21

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	—	Low	1,644	74.05	1,217	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	52.67	613	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	44.47	455	52

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	32.01/cwt	30.00–36.00	288	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,610.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,900.00	14,893	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	9,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,375	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	68.04/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,837	84.06/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,544	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	47.78/cwt	44.00–50.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	924	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	970	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	50.46/cwt	47.00–56.50	536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	149.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	128.21/cwt	127.50–130.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,470	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.50	498	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.99/cwt	185.00–192.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	166.22/cwt	162.50–174.00	693	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	52.92/cwt	49.00–56.00	622	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	60.08/cwt	58.00–62.50	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	347	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.23/cwt	123.50–127.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	118.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	979	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	892	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.16/cwt	131.00–144.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.17/cwt	132.00–139.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.82/cwt	158.00–168.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	133.81/cwt	127.50–138.00	645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	171.44/cwt	170.00–173.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.17/cwt	123.00–134.00	650	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	142.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	447	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	861	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.87/cwt	135.50–140.00	933	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	806	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	795	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.96/cwt	148.00–155.00	734	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.31/cwt	131.00–146.00	721	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.65/cwt	160.00–164.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.94/cwt	145.00–158.00	649	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	149.57/cwt	144.00–152.50	571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	151.67/cwt	147.50–156.00	504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	194.67/cwt	191.00–197.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.83/cwt	145.00–147.50	901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	123.07/cwt	121.00–126.00	838	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	134.76/cwt	131.00–137.50	767	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.53/cwt	156.00–172.50	892	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	678	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.94/cwt	126.00–128.00	795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	187.78/cwt	181.00–191.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	180.25/cwt	175.00–184.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	176.71/cwt	171.00–179.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.34/cwt	153.00–164.00	933	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	44.61/cwt	40.00–55.00	463	28

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.

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