Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.15/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$144.15

353 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	147.90	700	279
Medium and Large 1-2	486	134.66	655	52
Medium and Large 2	532	118.95	633	22

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $67 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 sale353 hd

144.15

—

MO average17 barns · 10,748 hd

142.85

+1.30

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	—	High	1,497	86.63	1,297	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	66.74	963	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	61.85	731	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	48.27	495	32

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	169.23/cwt	162.50–173.00	812	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.40/cwt	140.00–156.00	853	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.15/cwt	163.00–168.00	706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.33/cwt	157.50–163.00	519	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	178.06/cwt	173.00–183.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.21/cwt	142.00–155.00	708	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.25/cwt	177.00–177.50	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	161.59/cwt	150.00–169.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.79/cwt	135.00–148.00	727	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	191.37/cwt	187.50–200.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.21/cwt	161.00–169.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	154.28/cwt	146.00–158.00	975	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	191.17/cwt	187.00–193.00	818	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	134.42/cwt	130.00–141.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	819	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.16/cwt	124.00–138.00	860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	191.89/cwt	185.00–200.00	733	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	167.34/cwt	159.50–170.00	961	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	584	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.26/cwt	163.00–177.00	890	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	181.49/cwt	175.00–186.00	849	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.00	658	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	56.18/cwt	54.00–59.00	596	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	49.35/cwt	47.00–51.00	501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	66.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	771	14
Bulls	—	—	1,648	95.72/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	84.61/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,239	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	40.77/cwt	37.50–45.00	410	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	69.10/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,008	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	64.57/cwt	62.00–66.00	922	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.50	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.50	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.54/cwt	146.00–158.00	640	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.27/cwt	136.50–142.50	794	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	174.05/cwt	170.00–182.50	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	954.35/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	165.31/cwt	165.00–166.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	122.28/cwt	121.00–123.50	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	154.40/cwt	154.00–155.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	627	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	164.66/cwt	164.00–165.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.60/cwt	139.00–140.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	125.07/cwt	122.50–129.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	144.95/cwt	142.50–150.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.50	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.09/cwt	122.50–124.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.50/cwt	161.00–175.00	720	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	173.46/cwt	172.50–175.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	180.33/cwt	180.00–181.00	528	3

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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