Name: Douglas County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 6.00 -10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.94/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$156.94

443 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	159.99	1,014	366
Medium and Large 1-2	635	143.27	910	57
Large 1	702	141.50	993	10thin
Medium and Large 2	524	138.66	726	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $288 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 sale443 hd

156.94

—

MO average12 barns · 8,238 hd

160.46

−3.52

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	1,561	83.75	1,307	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	65.98	936	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	63.81	752	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	59.28	633	29

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	687	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	959	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	152.93/cwt	150.00–162.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	157.23/cwt	156.00–158.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	179.72/cwt	168.00–184.00	751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.63/cwt	151.00–166.00	985	64
Steers	Large 1	—	753	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	146.65/cwt	140.00–151.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.80/cwt	160.00–171.00	852	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	144.81/cwt	142.00–147.50	991	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.21/cwt	138.00–155.00	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.50/cwt	156.00–170.00	950	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	153.24/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,108	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.20/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	751	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	4
Steers	Large 1	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	154.30/cwt	150.00–163.50	1,054	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.55/cwt	132.50–147.00	1,204	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.63/cwt	130.00–142.50	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	161.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.35/cwt	166.00–177.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.19/cwt	139.00–152.00	855	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	66.93/cwt	63.50–69.50	958	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	55.69/cwt	50.00–59.00	651	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	56.38/cwt	50.00–59.50	591	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	62.86/cwt	60.00–67.50	687	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.27/cwt	55.00–61.00	842	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	70.16/cwt	70.00–70.50	946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	64.48/cwt	60.00–67.50	763	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	68.95/cwt	68.00–70.00	807	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	90.54/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,569	6
Bulls	—	—	1,217	70.16/cwt	65.00–73.00	854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	894.50/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	158.25/cwt	149.00–164.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.17/cwt	132.50–135.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	145.62/cwt	145.00–147.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	164.51/cwt	152.50–169.00	633	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.58/cwt	153.00–167.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.16/cwt	140.00–147.50	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.91/cwt	137.50–150.00	901	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.29/cwt	131.00–145.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.03/cwt	146.00–161.00	802	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.34/cwt	145.00–157.00	889	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	145.55/cwt	138.00–148.00	994	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,058	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,176	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,028	12

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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