Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Not enough receipts of other classes for a market comparison. Supply and demand light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.42/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$136.42

134 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	151.88	593	22
Medium and Large 1-2	460	139.07	640	75
Medium and Large 2	586	122.52	718	33
Medium 2	555	116.38	646	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale134 hd

136.42

—

MO average16 barns · 7,286 hd

135.92

+0.50

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	1,579	97.56	1,540	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	62.56	696	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	59.19	825	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	47.84	478	44

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	473	162.11/cwt	156.00–166.00	767	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.98/cwt	151.00–158.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.05/cwt	138.00–147.50	890	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	133.24/cwt	127.50–138.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	180.96/cwt	178.00–182.50	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.71/cwt	138.00–144.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.62/cwt	137.00–141.00	658	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.00/cwt	142.50–152.00	559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.45/cwt	148.00–157.00	864	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	158.74/cwt	158.00–161.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.33/cwt	136.00–143.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	176.32/cwt	175.00–179.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	798	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	68.82/cwt	67.00–74.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	163.30/cwt	160.00–166.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	803	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	62.60/cwt	60.00–65.00	677	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	28.25/cwt	23.00–35.00	227	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	58.18/cwt	56.00–61.00	606	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.50	668	8
Bulls	—	—	1,579	97.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	139.73/cwt	137.50–144.00	802	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	371	151.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	560	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	59.19/cwt	56.00–61.50	825	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	52.12/cwt	48.00–55.00	548	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	42.63/cwt	38.00–47.50	415	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.73/cwt	122.00–126.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	116.38/cwt	113.00–117.50	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.40/cwt	155.00–159.00	524	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,148.76/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	14,061	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	572	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	129.17/cwt	127.50–134.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	131.90/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.84/cwt	115.00–116.50	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	172.38/cwt	172.00–172.50	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.45/cwt	158.00–159.50	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	145.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	126.12/cwt	126.00–126.50	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	121.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.99/cwt	144.00–152.50	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	696	6

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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