Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago feeder steers traded steady with feeder heifers trading 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a small offering. Total supply heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.88/cwt on 880 head.

Average price

$157.88

880 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$672

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4

$89.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	159.39	1,135	580
Medium and Large 1-2	591	157.25	929	180
Medium and Large 2	528	156.07	825	101
Medium 2	532	143.07	761	15thin
Small and Medium 3-4	662	70.00	463	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.39/cwt here — about $672 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 sale880 hd

157.88

—

MO average14 barns · 8,674 hd

162.73

−4.84

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	1,731	90.41	1,565	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	71.24	837	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	71.08	1,063	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	61.92	609	46

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	608	141.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	154.51/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.17/cwt	161.50–170.00	949	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.42/cwt	127.50–134.00	891	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	191.28/cwt	183.00–196.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	174.90/cwt	172.00–177.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	183.32/cwt	182.50–185.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	781	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	162.20/cwt	161.00–163.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	146.00/cwt	142.50–149.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	136.29/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	935	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,000	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.43/cwt	143.00–157.00	844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	150.78/cwt	144.00–161.50	795	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.56/cwt	150.00–154.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	150.60/cwt	144.00–151.10	1,206	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	178.53/cwt	176.00–180.00	975	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	176.94/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,028	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	159.94/cwt	153.00–162.50	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	162.91/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,095	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.29/cwt	150.00–162.00	655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.22/cwt	138.00–150.00	887	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	141.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	940	21
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	662	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	463	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	609	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	179.14/cwt	175.00–187.00	856	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.75/cwt	177.50–191.00	789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	160.07/cwt	157.00–170.00	988	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	160.84/cwt	151.00–162.10	1,160	157
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	75.49/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,120	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	67.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,014	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	102.08/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,988	93.62/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,861	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	74.23/cwt	69.00–79.00	882	26
Bulls	—	—	1,444	78.44/cwt	67.00–86.00	1,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	68.97/cwt	65.50–74.50	709	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	60.03/cwt	55.00–64.50	582	22
Bulls	Medium 2	—	589	140.01/cwt	138.00–143.00	825	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	536	135.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	416	130.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	148.85/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,124	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	65.27/cwt	61.00–68.50	749	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	50.71/cwt	48.00–54.00	467	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	751.55/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	133.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	146.38/cwt	144.50–154.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	158.16/cwt	156.00–166.00	753	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	382	164.99/cwt	162.50–169.00	630	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	137.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	157.76/cwt	152.50–164.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	711	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	137.99/cwt	136.00–141.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	155.19/cwt	145.00–159.00	891	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	137.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	861	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	175.91/cwt	172.50–177.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	135.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	156.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	138.85/cwt	138.00–140.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.49/cwt	122.50–125.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.91/cwt	156.00–162.50	761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.82/cwt	164.00–173.00	883	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.28/cwt	165.00–174.00	789	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.53/cwt	133.00–142.50	725	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	172.75/cwt	170.00–174.00	741	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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