Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.00 - 12.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. The offering included several quality lots. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.73/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$151.73

411 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	158.75	892	206
Medium and Large 1-2	551	145.14	800	169
Medium and Large 2	463	142.54	661	36

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $232 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 sale411 hd

151.73

—

MO average16 barns · 12,087 hd

154.73

−3.00

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	1,791	97.34	1,744	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	62.18	851	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	61.09	724	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	52.83	536	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	578	125.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.84/cwt	165.00–177.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.18/cwt	126.00–128.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	159.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	686	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	173.96/cwt	172.50–175.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	133.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	145.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	548	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.20/cwt	125.00–128.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.54/cwt	142.50–152.50	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.44/cwt	131.00–140.00	707	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.21/cwt	161.00–176.00	724	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	741	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.21/cwt	138.00–145.00	674	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	963	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	751	16
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	537	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	397	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	443	77.25/cwt	77.00–77.50	342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	39.89/cwt	35.00–45.00	340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	60.40/cwt	57.50–62.50	698	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	52.66/cwt	47.00–56.50	508	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	62.18/cwt	58.00–65.00	851	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	62.67/cwt	60.00–67.50	740	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	55.73/cwt	51.00–57.50	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	157.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	906	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.19/cwt	152.50–167.50	831	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	764	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	648	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.65/cwt	116.00–122.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	164.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	627	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	102.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,827	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	93.36/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	125.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	148.59/cwt	146.00–150.00	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.59/cwt	142.00–149.00	754	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	900.17/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	10,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	155.78/cwt	152.50–157.50	567	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.57/cwt	134.00–138.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.05/cwt	175.00–191.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.22/cwt	136.00–146.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	126.55/cwt	125.00–127.50	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	136.85/cwt	135.00–138.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.91/cwt	142.50–155.00	916	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	488	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	892	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	852	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.49/cwt	160.00–171.00	538	10

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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