Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.97/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$163.97

570 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$17.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	171.68	978	251
Medium 2	373	161.48	602	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	159.69	904	208
Medium and Large 2	527	153.88	811	101

One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about $167 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 sale570 hd

163.97

—

MO average15 barns · 9,259 hd

161.77

+2.20

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	—	Low	1,615	90.98	1,469	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	74.05	1,115	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	66.50	766	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	66.07	649	27

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	482	158.96/cwt	152.50–163.00	766	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	120.70/cwt	116.00–122.50	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.96/cwt	125.00–132.50	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.89/cwt	158.50–174.00	859	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.54/cwt	175.00–188.00	953	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	186.02/cwt	183.00–188.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	940	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	142.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	166.85/cwt	165.00–173.00	804	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.06/cwt	167.50–174.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.69/cwt	133.00–135.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.22/cwt	146.00–160.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	151.83/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,011	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.20/cwt	148.00–153.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	786	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	184.75/cwt	179.00–192.50	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.22/cwt	175.00–186.00	863	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	116.92/cwt	112.50–120.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	182.35/cwt	175.00–189.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.84/cwt	130.00–142.50	744	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.35/cwt	128.00–132.50	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	174.40/cwt	173.00–178.00	998	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	127.81/cwt	125.00–131.00	937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	160.66/cwt	159.00–161.50	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	147.67/cwt	143.00–152.50	1,082	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.36/cwt	135.00–147.00	874	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	65.18/cwt	60.00–67.50	739	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	69.54/cwt	67.50–75.00	811	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	98.68/cwt	96.50–101.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,544	90.09/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	358	158.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	74.05/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,115	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	68.52/cwt	62.50–71.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,116	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	57.83/cwt	54.50–61.00	580	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	148.15/cwt	145.00–152.50	640	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	168.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	623	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	331	166.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.71/cwt	145.00–147.50	540	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	146.73/cwt	146.00–147.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	669	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.85/cwt	149.00–156.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.54/cwt	143.00–154.00	775	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	551	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	158.82/cwt	155.00–164.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	136.16/cwt	130.00–139.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.32/cwt	148.00–154.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.72/cwt	156.00–160.50	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.79/cwt	122.00–127.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	162.88/cwt	156.00–166.00	992	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	138.28/cwt	132.50–142.50	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	150.95/cwt	146.00–154.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	160.66/cwt	158.00–163.50	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	152.27/cwt	145.00–156.00	869	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	152.77/cwt	144.00–156.00	805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.51/cwt	132.50–142.00	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	163.65/cwt	157.00–173.00	934	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	125.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.98/cwt	134.00–139.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	134.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	144.26/cwt	141.00–147.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	180.65/cwt	175.00–182.50	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.16/cwt	155.00–157.50	489	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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