Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower also on a light test; Demand lower and supply very light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.48/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$154.48

145 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	158.08	931	100
Medium and Large 1-2	558	146.49	817	45

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $114 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 sale145 hd

154.48

—

MO average14 barns · 6,412 hd

160.11

−5.63

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	1,724	91.78	1,582	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	71.05	989	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	68.99	826	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	52.93	571	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	150.49/cwt	145.00–152.50	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	924	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.71/cwt	141.00–157.50	786	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.85/cwt	126.00–147.50	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.81/cwt	141.00–160.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	166.36/cwt	162.50–172.50	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.45/cwt	144.00–150.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.86/cwt	138.00–157.50	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.81/cwt	163.00–175.00	710	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.83/cwt	154.00–164.00	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.23/cwt	50.50–59.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.28/cwt	143.00–153.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.91/cwt	128.00–139.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	122.33/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	154.53/cwt	151.00–159.00	906	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	157.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.07/cwt	136.00–150.00	877	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.50	989	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	71.60/cwt	68.00–78.00	888	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	65.56/cwt	60.50–68.50	747	16
Bulls	—	—	1,520	87.74/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,846	94.20/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,739	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.00/cwt	140.00–152.50	764	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	143.75/cwt	141.00–145.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	490	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.98/cwt	131.00–136.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	149.02/cwt	142.50–153.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.35/cwt	143.00–151.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	187.96/cwt	186.00–190.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	141.68/cwt	136.00–145.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.02/cwt	149.00–161.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	157.96/cwt	145.00–162.50	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	140.26/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,174	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.62/cwt	138.00–140.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	153.28/cwt	144.00–155.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	748	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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