Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.55/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$146.55

510 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$4.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	148.80	979	247
Medium and Large 2	491	147.02	722	46
Medium and Large 1-2	608	143.90	874	217

One grade step is worth $4.91/cwt here — about $104 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 sale510 hd

146.55

—

MO average17 barns · 13,978 hd

152.76

−6.20

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	1,644	96.24	1,583	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	69.21	1,010	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	67.10	806	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	57.88	579	37

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	676	130.44/cwt	127.50–135.00	882	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.00/cwt	128.00–137.50	842	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	168.72/cwt	168.00–171.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	145.08/cwt	144.00–149.00	502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.43/cwt	134.00–146.00	703	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.50	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	142.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	550	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.63/cwt	133.00–141.00	588	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.66/cwt	143.00–146.00	619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	913	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.44/cwt	127.00–136.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.91/cwt	146.00–154.00	860	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.17/cwt	132.00–140.00	985	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	151.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	586	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.33/cwt	165.00–172.50	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	175.80/cwt	165.00–177.50	768	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	1,152	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.40/cwt	159.00–174.00	882	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	143.22/cwt	143.00–144.00	657	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	62.72/cwt	59.00–67.50	647	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	66.39/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,003	9
Bulls	—	—	1,948	102.67/cwt	97.50–105.00	2,000	6
Bulls	—	—	1,442	91.96/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,326	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	58.75/cwt	56.00–61.00	716	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	72.03/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,013	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.12/cwt	50.00–58.50	548	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	44.54/cwt	40.00–47.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.14/cwt	125.00–127.50	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	923	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	588	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	508	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	648	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,073.06/cwt	825.00–1,175.00	12,769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	622	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	72.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	889	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	65.53/cwt	62.00–69.50	775	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.24/cwt	140.00–147.50	766	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	137.09/cwt	135.00–142.50	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	141.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.08/cwt	120.00–132.50	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	163.52/cwt	162.50–165.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.20/cwt	145.00–152.50	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	104.96/cwt	102.50–110.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	135.31/cwt	130.00–142.50	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.63/cwt	115.00–121.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.45/cwt	124.00–132.50	739	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.49/cwt	147.50–157.50	809	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.10/cwt	130.00–133.00	688	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.36/cwt	132.50–141.00	657	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.89/cwt	155.00–164.00	684	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	128.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.07/cwt	156.00–164.00	754	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.11/cwt	120.00–124.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,093	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.38/cwt	117.50–124.00	751	26

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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