Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded up to 2.00 higher on a small supply with good demand. Bred cows had good demand due to a herd sell out; not enough volume last week for a comparison. Total supply was light due to mud and cold, rainy weather. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.67/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$151.67

132 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	166.66	814	30
Medium and Large 1-2	546	151.67	828	45
Medium and Large 2	451	149.16	672	26
Large 1	629	139.26	875	31

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale132 hd

151.67

—

MO average16 barns · 9,641 hd

149.48

+2.19

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	1,624	79.85	1,297	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	63.50	851	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	60.55	646	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	48.98	508	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.62/cwt	157.50–165.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	681	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,130.02/cwt	825.00–1,300.00	12,272	56
Heifers	Large 1	—	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	13
Steers	Large 1	—	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	13
Steers	Large 1	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	3
Steers	Large 1	—	638	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	880	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	50.78/cwt	47.50–54.00	532	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.95/cwt	131.00–132.50	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.50	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	147.67/cwt	147.00–148.00	823	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	76.26/cwt	69.00–90.00	760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	954.94/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,817	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	132.00/cwt	128.50–135.00	752	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.80/cwt	132.50–137.50	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.58/cwt	138.00–142.50	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	147.37/cwt	142.50–155.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.67/cwt	131.00–141.00	711	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	168.65/cwt	167.50–170.00	703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	181.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	173.13/cwt	172.50–175.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	148.33/cwt	147.50–150.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	69.89/cwt	64.50–75.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	87.32/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	54.74/cwt	52.50–57.00	650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	62.78/cwt	59.50–68.00	641	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	60.99/cwt	60.00–62.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,040.00/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	10,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	143.13/cwt	142.00–143.50	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.43/cwt	135.00–136.00	902	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	64.75/cwt	61.00–69.50	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.74/cwt	128.00–133.50	751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.33/cwt	129.00–133.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.99/cwt	147.00–159.00	578	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	883.57/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	159.43/cwt	158.00–160.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.49/cwt	181.00–184.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2

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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