Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded 3.00 higher, weights over 550 lbs. traded 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough other classes for a market comparison. Supply light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.01/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$155.01

278 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	161.82	898	165
Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.07	833	113

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $66 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 sale278 hd

155.01

—

MO average16 barns · 12,685 hd

153.98

+1.04

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	—	Low	1,633	90.91	1,484	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	66.39	913	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	59.06	670	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	51.62	554	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	604	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	166.97/cwt	166.00–168.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	145.00/cwt	142.50–148.00	663	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	144.19/cwt	132.50–145.00	943	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.71/cwt	144.00–154.00	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	165.09/cwt	158.00–171.00	849	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	124.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.78/cwt	166.00–173.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	153.56/cwt	152.00–154.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	174.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	159.06/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,005	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	174.38/cwt	174.00–176.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.47/cwt	161.00–164.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.28/cwt	177.50–188.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	164.62/cwt	159.00–167.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	130.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	49.16/cwt	49.00–49.50	522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	42.82/cwt	40.00–45.00	480	5
Bulls	—	—	1,381	88.45/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,221	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	94.20/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	58.96/cwt	58.00–61.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	57.55/cwt	52.00–60.50	654	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	74.51/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,006	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	62.84/cwt	61.00–65.00	709	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	58.97/cwt	57.50–60.50	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	161.16/cwt	157.50–164.00	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.61/cwt	127.50–134.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	613	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	174.12/cwt	173.00–175.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	130.68/cwt	129.00–136.00	894	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.15/cwt	140.00–152.50	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.55/cwt	117.00–125.00	743	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	142.40/cwt	142.00–142.50	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.23/cwt	152.50–160.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	162.04/cwt	160.00–163.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.13/cwt	142.00–146.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	881	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	725	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	156.96/cwt	153.00–165.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	164.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	4

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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