Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers to few from a week ago for a good price comparison, however the undertone was lower. Demand moderate. Supply light tp moderate. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.95/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$147.95

320 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$58.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

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	481	154.54	743	114
Medium and Large 1	550	152.16	837	138
Medium and Large 2	435	139.82	608	33
Medium 3	455	130.00	592	2thin
Medium 1-2	498	127.41	635	15thin
Medium 2	734	117.35	862	10thin
Medium and Large 3	832	96.14	800	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.40/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale320 hd

147.95

—

MO average17 barns · 8,073 hd

147.09

+0.86

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	1,450	82.25	1,193	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	58.89	957	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	56.41	692	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	50.11	534	45

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	519	149.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.77/cwt	125.00–129.50	676	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	102.29/cwt	95.00–106.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.88/cwt	148.00–156.50	714	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	167.67/cwt	167.00–168.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.08/cwt	151.00–162.50	683	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	616	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.46/cwt	149.00–159.00	731	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	148.21/cwt	148.00–149.00	873	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.79/cwt	165.00–167.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.33/cwt	145.00–149.00	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	130.82/cwt	128.00–133.00	679	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.72/cwt	130.00–142.50	589	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.80/cwt	131.00–134.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.29/cwt	153.00–158.00	825	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.97/cwt	128.00–131.50	874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	148.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.03/cwt	167.00–174.00	636	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	124.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,020	6
Bulls	—	—	1,487	88.43/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,315	8
Bulls	—	—	1,329	65.99/cwt	60.00–75.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.92/cwt	132.50–135.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	155.92/cwt	152.50–158.00	522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	160.10/cwt	160.00–161.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	155.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	870	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	43.69/cwt	40.00–48.00	452	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	57.45/cwt	56.00–60.00	615	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	52.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	570	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,350.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	14,229	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,262.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	13,168	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,188	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	863	1,357.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	11,715	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	892	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,136	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	521	125.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	652	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	472	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	602	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	58.89/cwt	58.00–60.00	957	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	54.85/cwt	50.00–58.00	668	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,008.71/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,983	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	544	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	59.52/cwt	57.00–62.00	742	9
Bulls	—	—	1,605	98.20/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	620	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	543	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	832	96.14/cwt	91.00–105.00	800	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	341	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	477	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	787	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	809.02/cwt	625.00–875.00	8,713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.14/cwt	105.00–117.50	663	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	866	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	601	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.95/cwt	122.50–123.50	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	104.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	299	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.41/cwt	117.00–120.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.40	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	246	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.50	597	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	722	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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