Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher while feeder heifers 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 $162.93/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$162.93

438 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	166.96	1,068	237
Medium and Large 1-2	549	160.66	882	127
Medium and Large 2	472	157.52	744	50
Large 1	658	147.16	968	21
Medium 2	585	141.50	828	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $240 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 sale438 hd

162.93

—

MO average16 barns · 11,256 hd

160.99

+1.94

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	1,611	90.77	1,462	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	61.71	721	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	61.25	874	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	55.17	553	44

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	529	179.61/cwt	175.00–187.00	950	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	63.34/cwt	60.00–67.50	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	163.64/cwt	158.00–165.00	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	150.54/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,004	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	143.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	157.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,081	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	58.68/cwt	54.00–61.00	839	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	64.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	913	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	55.74/cwt	52.00–58.00	633	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	98.70/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	88.61/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,389	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,012.50/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	11,937	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,345.83/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	13,741	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	11,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	775	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	10,269	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	828	3
Steers	Large 1	—	677	142.60/cwt	141.00–144.00	965	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	554	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	853	5
Steers	Large 1	—	637	152.18/cwt	151.00–155.00	969	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	55.32/cwt	52.00–60.00	564	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	46.86/cwt	42.00–51.50	443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	608	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,055	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	158.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	135.53/cwt	132.50–138.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	176.68/cwt	175.00–177.50	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.35/cwt	125.00–126.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	122.17/cwt	122.00–122.50	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	148.98/cwt	147.00–149.50	858	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	142.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	666	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	794	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	157.96/cwt	155.00–163.00	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.85/cwt	125.00–134.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	142.60/cwt	141.00–147.50	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.79/cwt	127.50–134.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	167.28/cwt	165.00–172.50	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.77/cwt	129.00–137.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	184.43/cwt	183.00–187.50	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.24/cwt	151.00–157.50	740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.75/cwt	131.00–140.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.13/cwt	155.00–172.50	851	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.84/cwt	136.00–148.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	144.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	143.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	180.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,029	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	194.66/cwt	194.00–195.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	161.33/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,026	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	180.45/cwt	175.00–186.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.20/cwt	149.00–162.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	934	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.89/cwt	155.00–170.00	926	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	153.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	147.78/cwt	142.00–154.00	930	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	154.22/cwt	153.00–156.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.75/cwt	174.00–187.00	856	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	140.78/cwt	136.00–143.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	146.94/cwt	142.50–154.00	976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.18/cwt	153.00–157.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.99/cwt	141.00–155.00	769	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.23/cwt	62.00–69.00	651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	868	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,267	49
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	939.26/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	8,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	893.27/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	9,674	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	865	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	584	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	149.62/cwt	145.00–153.00	772	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	144.25/cwt	142.00–145.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	177.48/cwt	175.00–181.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	126.62/cwt	125.50–128.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	427	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	811	10

How this sale compares

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