Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 8.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.81/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$152.81

450 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	162.04	972	220
Medium and Large 1-2	594	147.65	878	180
Large 1	575	146.50	842	4thin
Medium and Large 2	665	129.45	861	43
Medium 2	564	128.36	724	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $248 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 sale450 hd

152.81

—

MO average16 barns · 14,019 hd

157.06

−4.25

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	1,650	93.50	1,543	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	64.18	737	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	62.96	902	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	58.98	604	52

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	62.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	902	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	59.69/cwt	52.00–64.00	614	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	66.32/cwt	65.00–68.00	693	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	45.96/cwt	40.00–51.00	451	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	93.50/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,543	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	56.38/cwt	55.00–57.50	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	171.32/cwt	162.50–177.00	915	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.22/cwt	132.00–147.00	728	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.20/cwt	129.00–135.00	896	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.80/cwt	155.00–167.50	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	138.15/cwt	132.00–146.00	880	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.15/cwt	147.00–162.50	998	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.94/cwt	130.00–142.00	789	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	144.65/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.51/cwt	135.00–146.00	672	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	121.67/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	175.06/cwt	172.50–183.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.40/cwt	169.00–181.00	815	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	138.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	125.74/cwt	125.00–126.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	128.14/cwt	128.00–129.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	138.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	820	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	140.58/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	172.74/cwt	165.00–175.00	969	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,058	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	564	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.79/cwt	120.00–132.50	624	15
Steers	Large 1	—	575	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	842	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	64.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	745	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	125.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	139.99/cwt	137.00–145.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.38/cwt	130.50–134.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	881.07/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,916	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	146.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	775	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.28/cwt	147.00–159.00	874	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.12/cwt	153.00–162.50	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	152.54/cwt	152.00–154.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.81/cwt	132.50–145.00	945	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.03/cwt	122.50–130.00	950	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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