Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 6.00 lower, while feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded up to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls steady with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle for a trend. Overall supply moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.63/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$155.63

306 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	160.99	816	140
Medium and Large 2	450	157.98	711	25
Medium and Large 1	658	150.67	991	124
Medium 2	504	144.19	726	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $90 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 sale306 hd

155.63

—

MO average17 barns · 9,830 hd

156.79

−1.16

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	1,792	92.80	1,663	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	63.95	716	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	62.24	896	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	47.23	453	33

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	148.35/cwt	142.50–151.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.37/cwt	123.00–128.00	668	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	145.71/cwt	142.00–148.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.77/cwt	127.50–138.00	559	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	173.93/cwt	172.00–180.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.97/cwt	176.00–179.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	134.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	122.87/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,134	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	175.06/cwt	169.00–181.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	143.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.79/cwt	152.50–159.00	826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.62/cwt	135.00–138.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,108	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.82/cwt	161.00–167.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	695	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.86/cwt	122.50–126.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.86/cwt	156.00–167.00	796	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	152.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	154.31/cwt	153.00–157.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.50	659	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	186.37/cwt	183.00–187.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.08/cwt	152.00–158.00	895	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.37/cwt	160.00–173.00	700	19
Bulls	—	—	1,929	98.62/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,947	92.96/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,810	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	63.87/cwt	61.50–67.00	730	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	54.54/cwt	47.50–59.50	562	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	69.74/cwt	69.50–70.00	983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	86.79/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,276	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	683	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.50	900	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	136.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	65.97/cwt	65.00–67.00	916	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	59.75/cwt	57.50–62.50	871	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	57.88/cwt	55.00–61.00	655	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	989.38/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	10,596	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	580	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	130.83/cwt	120.00–137.00	743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	77.29/cwt	75.00–78.00	803	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	31.32/cwt	27.50–36.00	266	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	43.30/cwt	40.00–47.50	380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.41/cwt	134.00–141.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.75/cwt	148.00–157.00	955	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	382	165.40/cwt	162.50–167.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.50	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	121.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	401	152.40/cwt	148.00–155.00	611	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	134.39/cwt	131.00–138.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	118.74/cwt	117.50–122.50	622	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.86/cwt	131.00–139.00	652	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.37/cwt	147.50–151.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	167.20/cwt	165.00–170.00	861	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	190.93/cwt	187.50–194.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	142.16/cwt	138.00–147.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	121.23/cwt	119.00–123.50	815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.92/cwt	122.50–136.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	154.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	182.80/cwt	182.50–183.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	608	22

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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